Powerclub Contest #2 : The Place where you want to go - Galle Fort !

Dear Friends ,

I'm very new to blurt and this is my first contest post on blurt. I have some contest experience in steemit platform but I'm new to this platform. I was really excited to see this contest. The place which came to my mind as soon as I read this is the Galle Fort . I will share some of the contents and photos I have taken at galle fort with this article. f I rate the places I have visited , Galle fort is ranked within top three without any hesitation. It's a amazing location with natural beauty , beach , cultural and historical value. It's a military fort situated in southern province of Sri Lanka.

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Front view of the galle fort

PlusCode Location :26G7+RP Galle, Sri Lanka
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The famous Galle fort was built by Portuguese few centuries ago after our costal areas were captured by them. The reason to create this massive fort was the fear in them on attacks by Sinhalese king. So they built this with very high walls which provides great protection. Today around 3/4 of the fort walls are facing the sea and other side is facing the ground. But according to the records it was fully covered by sea at that time.

The light house !

PlusCode Location :26G7+RP Galle, Sri Lanka
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Today it's one of the top tourist attractions in the island. Lot of people visit here and enjoy with their families. There are walking paths , beaches , museums and lot of things. There are lot of different restaurants where you can enjoy any kind of sea food.

History

A beautiful and historical city which you must visit in your vacation in Sri Lanka. There are lot of amazing things to watch in Galle fort which will add life time memoirs for you.

Light House ,Galle Fort , Sri Lanka | Plus Code : 26F9+RQ Galle, Sri Lanka | Location|Source

Galle Dutch Fort is a amazing place with a great historical value. It's a massive fort covers around 90 hectares of land and all the buildings belongs to Dutch architecture. This fort was built by Portuguese in 16 th century to protect from attacks of English ships and attacks from Sri Lankan King. After that Dutch were able capture the power of the fort and they did most of the development. This fort was very important as it gave the protection to the galle harbor. At that time all the cinnomon exports were controlled through this location. And according to the history this was one of the busy places in the world at that time. All the trades with the richest economies were done through this point including China, Greeze and Arabia

Ancient Clock Tower ,Galle Fort , Sri Lanka | Plus Code : 26J8+22 Galle, Sri Lanka | Location|Source

Actually this is a living heritage. You can see all the stone walls , houses , walking paths , Dutch colonial villas , prisons , government buildings as they were at that time. Nothing has changed.

Point the galle ,Galle Fort , Sri Lanka | Plus Code : 26G9+26 Galle, Sri Lanka | Location|Source

Inner Streets ,Galle Fort , Sri Lanka | Plus Code : 26G8+R4 Galle, Sri Lanka | Location|Source

Top of the wall ! Best place to relax and think about life
Galle Fort , Sri Lanka | Plus Code : 26H7+WV Galle, Sri Lanka | Location|Source

Best place to have a evening walk with sea breeze
Galle Fort , Sri Lanka | Plus Code : 26F9+J8 Galle, Sri Lanka | Location|Source

And in the year of 1796 , British were able to capture this fort . It was used as their southern headquarters and an administration point for local governance. It was the time of Queen Victoria. Every thing belongs to history now. There were lot of massive battles at this location and many Portuguese , Dutch , English and Sinhalese soldiers fought to there last breath for this fort. All the history is well protected in six museums in Galle. They are National Museum Of Galle , Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Art Museum, Dutch Museum, The Maritime Archeology Museum , National Maritime Museum and Underwater Museum for divers. You must visit them and you will collect every historical data you need to know about Galle.

My lovely wife and me in our last vacation in Galle Fort

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Some Click by me at Galle Fort

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I thought of sharing some of the photographs I captured in my visit to Galle for on 14/12/2020.

Pedlar St , Galle Fort

PlusCode Location : 26G8+98 Galle, Sri Lanka
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Stone walls of Galle fort facing the sea

PlusCode Location : 26G8+76,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Pedlar's Inn Cafe and Restaurant

PlusCode Location : 26G8+CH ,Galle, Sri Lanka
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The Galle Fort Muslim Cultural Association

PlusCode Location : 26F9+Q9 ,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Galle Fort - Meeran Jumma Masjid

PlusCode Location : 26F9+VG ,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Laksana Jewelry Shop

PlusCode Location : 26G9+5M ,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Galle Fort Spa

PlusCode Location : 26G9+26,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Indian Hut Restaurant

PlusCode Location : 26F9+P4 ,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Beach at Galle Fort

PlusCode Location : 26F8+XG ,Galle, Sri Lanka
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Captured the photographs using a Samsung J7 Max

Note : All the photos owned by me if I haven't given the source. Some of the contents are previously shared in my personal steem profile and owned by me.

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