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Galle Port

Galle (formerly Point de Galle) is a city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. It is also known as Galle Fort, the fortified old city founded by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century. Its stone sea walls were expanded by the Dutch. Its building designs shows Portuguese, Dutch and British influences. Some of the notable buildings include the 18th-century Dutch Reformed Church. Galle Lighthouse stands on the fort’s southeast tip. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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  • Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie spiegelretourschip Amsterdam replica

    Replica of an East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company/United East Indies Company (VOC).

  • Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at Galle, Ceylon (104, September 1868, II (New Series)) - Copy

    Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, 1868

  • Pointe de Galle sud de Ceylan en 1754

    The port of Galle in 1754

  • Engfac Galle1

    Faculty of Engineering, Galle

  • Advanced Technological Institute - Labuduwa

    Advanced Technological Institute, Labuduwa

  • NIBM GALLE

    NIBM, Galle

  • Galle Expressway

    Southern Expressway

  • GALLE RAILWAY STATION SRI LANKA JAN 2013 (8553460957)

    Galle Railway Station

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