The lighthouse built during the British colonial period remains on the edge of the Old Town of Galle, a World Heritage Site
Jutting out into the Indian Ocean like a peninsula, the Fort district of Galle was once a fortress of European powers. During the Age of Discovery, Portugal first built a fort here, and in 1640 it came under Dutch rule, then in 1796 fell into British hands, and remained a British possession until independence.
Although it is mentioned that in the late 1650s, when the area was Dutch, there was a lantern on a rock 8 to 9 meters above sea level that jutted out into the sea to guide sailors, the first lighthouse was built at the tip of the peninsula in 1848 under British rule. That lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1936, and the current lighthouse was rebuilt in 1939.
| Jul 2008 LANDSCAPE SRI LANKA | |
| GALLE LIGHTHOUSE OCEAN SKY |
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PHOTO DATA
No
1771
Shooting Date
Mar 2008
Posted On
July 2, 2008
Modified On
February 2, 2024
Place
Galle, Sri Lanka
Genre
Landscape Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V
Lens
EF24MM F1.4L USM
