Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

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UNESCO World Heritage Site fortified city historic urban ensemble

The Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved 16th–18th century European colonial fort, blending Portuguese, Dutch, and British architectural influences with South Asian traditions.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Galle Fort	13
Galle Fort ramparts	4
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications canonical	4
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Galle Fort)	2
ramparts of Galle Fort	2
Galle Fort fortifications	1
Galle Fort rampart walls	1
Old Dutch Hospital, Galle	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Galle Fort	1
fortified city of Galle Fort	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ fortified city ⓘ historic urban ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle	British colonial architecture ⓘ Dutch colonial architecture ⓘ Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ South Asian vernacular architecture ⓘ
builder	British Empire ⓘ Dutch East India Company ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
function	administrative center ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ port city ⓘ
governingBody	Central Cultural Fund of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Central Cultural Fund, Sri Lanka Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka
hasPart	All Saints’ Church, Galle ⓘ Dutch Reformed Church, Galle ⓘ Galle Clock Tower ⓘ Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Galle Fort Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Galle Fort rampart walls Galle Lighthouse ⓘ Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Dutch Hospital, Galle bastions of Galle Fort ⓘ Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ramparts of Galle Fort
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue	illustrates interaction between European architectural styles and South Asian traditions ⓘ outstanding example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1988 ⓘ
laterModificationBy	British ⓘ
locatedIn	Galle ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedOn	Indian Ocean ⓘ southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedOnTradeRoute	Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ surface form: Indian Ocean maritime trade routes
majorExpansionBy	Dutch ⓘ
notableFor	grid street plan within the fort ⓘ mix of European and South Asian urban fabric ⓘ well-preserved ramparts and bastions ⓘ
originalConstructionBy	Portuguese ⓘ
significantPeriod	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria	(iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Asia and the Pacific ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	451 ⓘ
usedFor	commercial activities ⓘ residential purposes ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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Sri Lanka → hasWorldHeritageSite → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

Southern Province, Sri Lanka → containsWorldHeritageSite → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

Dutch Reformed Church, Galle → locatedIn → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Dutch Reformed Church, Galle → locatedNear → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort ramparts

Dutch Reformed Church, Galle → partOf → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

Galle International Stadium → adjacentTo → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Galle International Stadium → hasViewOf → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort ramparts

National Maritime Museum, Galle → locatedIn → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

National Maritime Museum, Galle → heritageArea → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

National Maritime Museum, Galle → heritageDesignation → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Galle Fort)

National Maritime Museum, Galle → situatedWithin → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

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Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications → hasPart → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications → hasPart → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications → hasPart → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Dutch Hospital, Galle

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications → hasPart → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort rampart walls

Unawatuna → near → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Fort End → hasViewOf → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Fort End → nameDerivedFrom → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Galle railway station → near → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Port of Galle → near → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Galle Lighthouse → locatedIn → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Galle Lighthouse → heritageContext → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Galle Fort

Galle Lighthouse → locatedWithin → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort ramparts

Galle Clock Tower → locatedOn → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

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Galle Clock Tower → partOf → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort fortifications

Galle Clock Tower → locatedNear → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort ramparts

Galle District → knownFor → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Galle District → contains → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galle Fort

Galle District → hasHeritageSite → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

Galle District → heritageDesignation → Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Galle Fort)