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A recent visit to the Galle Fort World Heritage website, the author came face to face with proof of ‘disintegration’ of this historical location.
The Galle Dutch Fort may be a rare historical jewel protected by dark, thick stone walls – with the endless ocean on one facet. The roads within the Galle Fort have hardly modified, just like the squares on a chess board crisscrossing in regular patches. Straight and slender lanes branch in and out inviting the visitant to a pleasant walk into the seventeenth century.
Today’s Peddler Street was referred to as “Moorse Kramerstraat” by the Dutch, beacon Street was “Zeeburgstraat and Middelpuntstraat”, Hospital Street as `Nieuwe Lijnbaanstraat and Lijnbaanstraat (New work Street), previous work Street as Oude Lijnbaanstraat (Old Rope-Walk Street), Church Street as Kerkstraat, Parrawa Street as “Parruasstraat” and Chiando Street as “Chiandostraat”. Through this memory walk one would but miss the seventeenth century acquainted vendors United Nations agency listed in cinnamon, lace, elephants, turtle and turtle shell ornaments besides the famed down south sweetmeats like “bondi aluwa” hanging in garlands from the shoulders of vendors.
Built by the Portuguese in 1620, the Galle Fort was fortified by the Dutch in 1667. The historical walk would additionally revive recollections of places inside the Fort as Sao Lago (Sun Bastion), Middelpunt (Moon Bastion), Cavaliar, Sao Antonio and Zeepunt (Star Bastion), Sublime Porte prosecuting attorney Muro (Wall Gate), Sublime Porte prosecuting attorney traisao (Treason Gate)Santa Cruz and Zwarte Fort (Black Fort), Akersloot Bastion, fraction Maanrje (Utrecht Bastion or 0.5 Moon), Nieuw Werk (Klipenburg Bastion) Nieuwe Punt (New Point), fraction Bolwerk (Half Bastion)- Aeolus Bastion, Triton Bastion, Neptune Bastion, Aurora bastion, Rocky Bastion, Negotie-mantoor (Trade Office).
A recent visit to the Galle Fort World Heritage website, the author came face to face with proof of ‘disintegration’ of this historical location.
The Galle Dutch Fort may be a rare historical jewel protected by dark, thick stone walls – with the endless ocean on one facet. The roads within the Galle Fort have hardly modified, just like the squares on a chess board crisscrossing in regular patches. Straight and slender lanes branch in and out inviting the visitant to a pleasant walk into the seventeenth century.
Today’s Peddler Street was referred to as “Moorse Kramerstraat” by the Dutch, beacon Street was “Zeeburgstraat and Middelpuntstraat”, Hospital Street as `Nieuwe Lijnbaanstraat and Lijnbaanstraat (New work Street), previous work Street as Oude Lijnbaanstraat (Old Rope-Walk Street), Church Street as Kerkstraat, Parrawa Street as “Parruasstraat” and Chiando Street as “Chiandostraat”. Through this memory walk one would but miss the seventeenth century acquainted vendors United Nations agency listed in cinnamon, lace, elephants, turtle and turtle shell ornaments besides the famed down south sweetmeats like “bondi aluwa” hanging in garlands from the shoulders of vendors.
Built by the Portuguese in 1620, the Galle Fort was fortified by the Dutch in 1667. The historical walk would additionally revive recollections of places inside the Fort as Sao Lago (Sun Bastion), Middelpunt (Moon Bastion), Cavaliar, Sao Antonio and Zeepunt (Star Bastion), Sublime Porte prosecuting attorney Muro (Wall Gate), Sublime Porte prosecuting attorney traisao (Treason Gate)Santa Cruz and Zwarte Fort (Black Fort), Akersloot Bastion, fraction Maanrje (Utrecht Bastion or 0.5 Moon), Nieuw Werk (Klipenburg Bastion) Nieuwe Punt (New Point), fraction Bolwerk (Half Bastion)- Aeolus Bastion, Triton Bastion, Neptune Bastion, Aurora bastion, Rocky Bastion, Negotie-mantoor (Trade Office).
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