SL Galle Fort through time

Galle 2012–2020 8 photos of this spot

8 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Galle, spanning 2012–2020. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Galle Fort, the fortified old town on Sri Lanka's southern coast, was originally built by the Portuguese and later expanded by Dutch colonists in the seventeenth century. This 2012 photograph shows the fort, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Fort, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka 2012 Galle Fort, the fortified old town on Sri Lanka's southern coast, was originally built by the Portuguese and later expanded by Dutch colonists in the seventeenth century. This 2012 photograph shows the fort, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Fort, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka 2012 Galle Fort, the fortified Old Town on Sri Lanka's southern coast, is shown in this 2012 photograph. Originally built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and expanded by the Dutch, it was later inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Fort, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka 2012 Another 2012 view inside Galle Fort, the walled colonial-era quarter on Sri Lanka's south coast that blends Portuguese, Dutch, and British influences within its ramparts.

Fort, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka 2012 This 2012 photograph looks across part of Galle Fort, whose sea-facing bastions have sheltered the old town of Galle since the Dutch rebuilt its fortifications in the 17th century.

Galle Fort, Sri Lanka 2015 A corner of Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2015. The walled town, built up under Portuguese and later Dutch rule, remains inhabited and is recognized as the best-preserved example of a European fortified city in South Asia.

Galle, Sri Lanka 2015 A street scene in Galle, Sri Lanka, captured in 2015, within the coastal town whose historic fort area reflects centuries of successive Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial presence on the island.

Galle- Galle old city 2019 A street within the old town of Galle, enclosed by the fortifications first raised by the Portuguese and later rebuilt and expanded by the Dutch, whose colonial-era houses and lanes still define the quarter.

SL Galle Fort 2020 A view within Galle Fort in Sri Lanka, photographed in January 2020. Built originally by the Portuguese and extensively fortified by the Dutch in the seventeenth century, the fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site.