Galle is the main town of Galle District in Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The Galle Dutch Fort is located in Galle town. It is the largest Dutch Fort in Sri Lanka. Galle Fort was built first in 1588 by the Porthuguese and then expansively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th Century form 1648 on wards. It has area of 52ha. inside the walls defended by 14 bastions. The northern fortified gate, protected by a drawbridge and a diteh, bear the date 1669. During the 18th century, protected by sea wall finished in 1729, the city reached full development. The fort of Galle was handed over to the English only on 23rd February 1796, one week after the surrender of Colombo. Dutches made a gate put in between the moon bastion and the sun bastion, a lighthouse installed on the untrcht bastion, and a tower erected for the jublilee of Queen Victoria in 1883.
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