Most people remember a good area for vacationing on the beach. But Galle is most famous because of the huge Galle Fort than the beaches. The Galle fort and the fort of Galle, which also houses the UNESCO World Heritage List, is a unique place in the city.
The first tower built in Galle was originally built by the Portuguese but ruled by the Portuguese during the Dutch rule. This tower was built to provide protection to the archipist who was the main harbor in the 18th century when they controlled our coastal areas. Formerly the majestic fortified town built inside the Galle fort was not seen today, but today the fortress with a dark black colored wall, an ancient lighthouse, roving stone roads, a clock tower and the ancient architectural buildings of the day still remained under the emperors’ control Like images.
According to the UNESCO, “the one of the currently uneven level” fortified cities that Europeans built in the south or Southeast Asia, an extraordinary combination of European architectural designs and the South Asian traditions.
The Galle Fort has been preserved for many centuries due to sunburns, rain and floods. The Galle Fort which was designed to protect Galle from the artillery attacks that had been going on to the sea in the past did not cause much damage to the 2004 tsunami. Even the damaged areas were quickly repaired.
