Galle City Tour

Galle is a fantastic urban complex that showcases the blending of European and South Asian styles from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The most striking aspect is the adaptation of European models by local labour to the specific environmental, social, and cultural conditions of Sri Lanka.

Coral is commonly used alongside granite in the construction of the ramparts. All ground plan dimensions are in accordance with local standards for length, width, and height. Houses with gardens and open verandas supported by columns line the wide streets lined with grass and suriya trees, another indicator of the acculturation of an architecture that is European only in its basic design.