GALLE FORT FIELD VISIT

 We went to at 14^th October 2015. We leaved university premises at 7.30 a.m. my second experience in go to high way road. My first experience is we went to trip galle at school time.  Therefore this experience cannot forget me. I saw among high way road some big areas have not human activities, and also no important cultivation this areas. I thought reason for that, but I cannot get answer for that question.

Galle is the capital of southern province and the galle forties monument of the tremendous historical architectural and archaeological significance. The galle fort was build up by Portuguese in 1588 and extensive fortified by the dutch during the 17^th century.

We arrived 9.30 a.m in Galle fort and we divide our group and we went did our work. Our study area is church street, middle street, light house street. After that we observed different type of buildings, church, shops, and hotels. First of all we went national museum in galle fort.  The museum situated in Church Street.  In this museum we could see lot of things include Dutch period. After that we went to the amangalla hotel and we could see lot of tourist in this hotel and it was made by Dutch period.  Then we went to the middle street and we met South land College and B.R Bandaranayke College.

We went to the among our field visit certain home and this home owner get lot of information for us. She is Muslim women. She said us their home is very old and it was built by Dutch era and now it conserved. We could see in this house wall has a very thick different architectural views in this house. After that we went along rampart street we saw peoples bank and few shops.  People bank made in 1833.

 After that we went to light house street we could see so many shop such as leather good shops glossary shops like wise. And also this street we could see old Catholic Church and all saint’s central college. We spoke in Catholic Church sister and also she said this church not a Dutch period this was built in British era.  Then our task is over after that we walk in around the Galle fort.  We could see light house, Galle fort rampart, Galle court, sea museum, gall fort hotel and so many hotels.

 

In this day we could see fewer tourists because of this not a tourist season.