Galle

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Galle

 

Galle lighthouse on Point Utrecht bastion

Galle, formerly Point de Galle, city in southwestern Sri Lanka, capital of Southern Province. A seaport bordering a tea-growing region, Galle exports rubber, tea, rope, coconut oil, and coir (coconut fiber). Galle was an important commercial port beginning in the 16th century, when much of Sri Lanka was occupied by Portugal, and later under the Dutch. Following the improvement of the port of Colombo by the British during the 19th century, the prosperity of Galle declined. Population (1990 estimate) 84,000.

 

clock tower of fort

Dutch built fort in 1663

 

along the sea wall inside the fort

 

town inside fort as seen from the wall

 

young lovers hiding under umbrella
 along the fort walls for privacy

 

old hotel (1684)
to house the Dutch governor and officers

 

town street

 

Groote church

 

the entrance

 

the pulpit

 

gravestone from the old Dutch cemetery

 

main street with the newer Anglican church

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Wood carvers of Ambalangoda

 

 

 

mask used in kolam dance

Link to a site selling masks from Ambalangoda

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