What is Galle?
[[File:Galle fort sri lanka.jpg|thumb|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 [[Defensive wall|fortified]] old city founded by [[Portuguese colonist]]s in the [[16th century]]. Its stone [[sea wall]]s were expanded by the Dutch. Its building designs shows Portuguese, Dutch and British [[Influence|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 Site]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-29|title=Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications - UNESCO World Heritage Centre|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2020-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729105040/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Asia]] [[Category:Cities in Sri Lanka]]