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The old fortified town of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, first fortified by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch in the 17th century, survives today as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Image from 2019.

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Galle 2019 The old fortified town of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, first fortified by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch in the 17th century, survives today as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Image from 2019.

Galle 2019 Streets and ramparts within Galle's Dutch-built fort, the feature that earned the southern Sri Lankan town its UNESCO World Heritage status, still shelter homes, shops, and churches built during the colonial era. Photographed in 2019.