Saturday, May 4, 2013

Galle Fort – Heritage Town in Southern Sri Lanka

First built in 1588 by the Portuguese, Galle fort is an iconic landmark in Galle Town ,Sri Lanka.This is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka.There are several churches, mosque, old English, Dutch houses ,tall lighthouse and rest of the other heritage monuments and building make this a famous tourist attraction place in southern part of Sri Lanka.

a tourist walking in a street of galle heritage site

Tourists walking near the Galle Lighthouse - Sri Lanka

An old colonial entrance in the galle fort heritage site – Sri Lanka

man riding a motorcycle in galle heritage site

an old english style house balcony in galle fort- srilanka
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