Fort Entrance (Old Gate) Review

The old gate of Galle is located in the northeast of the ancient city of Galle, and the appearance is a bit shabby. The gates are fortified warehouses and yellow Mediterranean-style buildings. The gate is not big, it is engraved with Dutch VOC (Verenigde Osstindische Compagnie), the Dutch East India Company, and later the British colonists occupied Galle, in order to facilitate the car access, the current new gate was built.

The old gate of Galle is located in the northeast of the ancient city of Galle, and the appearance is a bit shabby. The gates are fortified warehouses and yellow Mediterranean-style buildings. The gate is not big, and it is engraved with Dutch VOC(Verenigde Osstindische Compagnie), the Dutch East India Company. Later, after the British colonists occupied Galle, the current new gate was built to facilitate the entry and exit of cars.

The ancient city of Galle is not big, but I didn't see it after a few rounds. It was also my sense of direction that was too bad. I simply opened the navigation and finally found it. Typical Dutch colonial architectural style. The door is not big, it seems that it is not easy to see that this is the entrance of the ancient city. The plaque above the gate is engraved in Dutch, meaning "Dutch East India Company". The gates have been mottled and history has been recorded. Bypassing the inner side of the gate, you can see the long-disrepaired structure like a room, which seems to be able to go up to the second floor, but it is blocked by things.

The new city gate can be opened to traffic, the old city gate is here, the door is very small, it belongs to the easy to guard the difficult place, next to the Maritime Museum, the museum is charged, this city gate is not to see, it is the badge on the top of the door. Full of Sri Lankan characteristics.

Sri Lanka, one of the gates of the ancient city of Galle, is not majestic at all, but it is very casual and I like this feeling very much. In the early morning, sit next to the clock tower of the city gate to watch the sunrise, and the trees next to the magnolia fragrance float. Wenxiang know the road, stroll the ancient city, the neat stone and brick road quietly tells the old time.