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.
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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 a Dutch colonial building, and the new gate is a British colonial building. The old gate is located in the northeast of Galle Old Town. The appearance is relatively dilapidated. The warehouses on both sides of the gate are fortified and bright yellow Mediterranean architecture. The city gate is not big, the upper part is engraved in Dutch VOC(Verenigde Osstindische Compagnie), English means Dutch East India Company, that is, the Dutch East India Company. The city gate does not charge tickets, it is worthy of praise. Entering the city gate, all kinds of beautiful scenery are presented in front of you.
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.
新城门可以通车,老城门这里,门却很小,属于易守难攻的地方,旁边就是海事博物馆,博物馆是要收费的,这个城门走出去没啥看的,就是看门顶上的那个徽章。充满斯里兰卡的特色。
加勒古城并不大,但是走了几个来回都没有看到,也是我的方向感太差了,索性开着导航终于找到了。典型的荷兰殖民时期的建筑风格。门不大,现在看来并不容易看出这是一个古城的入口。城门上方的牌匾上刻着荷兰语,意为“荷兰东印度公司”。城门都已斑驳,一直记录着历史。绕道城门的里侧,可以看到年久失修的像房间一样的结构,似乎还可以上到二层,但都被用东西挡住了。