Edited from Canava.
Hi my loving architecture lovers,
What's up guys? I believe everything are fine for you. Firstly I want to say that, this is my first content on Architecture+Design community. After read all rules I was interesting to publish content here. I already wrote about my recent travel destination via yesterday's blog. It was Galle Dutch fort located in Southern province in Sri Lanka. Dutch architecture can be seen in Galle Fort. The buildings that existed almost 400 years ago are still standing today. It is an excellent example of the strength of the building materials used at the time. The wood used for the doors, windows and fences of these buildings are also strong. Their shapes are reminiscent of the Dutch era, and impressed me deeply.
All Saints Church looks very beautiful at night time. As time had passed, there was no opportunity to show the interior decoration and architecture. Two Catholic churches have been built in Galle Fort. All Saints Church is one of them. The founder, year of construction, etc. are mentioned on a name board in front of the church in Sinhala and English.
The Dutch architecture can be clearly seen from the outside of the church. The shape of the roof, the shape of the windows are very similar to the shape of European churches. Stone shapes can be seen on the outside of the walls, and yellow light from the inside casts a reflection similar to the windows.
Most of the buildings were roofed with old Sinhala tiles. Asbestos sheets are used for most of the houses and buildings that are being built today. But modern asbestos sheets are not used in the buildings of Galle Fort for the purpose of preserving the ancient value. Only the walls are painted with paint, mostly white and yellow.
Strong wood is used for the doors of many houses and buildings. Because it is located close to the sea, more dense wood has been used to withstand the sun and rain. The door achieves greater durability through the use of coated paint. And the shape of the doors is circular at the top. Most of these Dutch forts had circular doors at the top and square doors at the bottom.
Meanwhile, rectangular shaped windows were also seen. Brown tinting of windows is a common feature. A small space above the windows is kept for ventilation and light.
There are many cafes selling coffee and tea, jewelry shops, cloth shops, and wood was used for the fences on the upper floors. They are firmly fixed to the concrete. The use of these different shaped wooden products in their stores to protect the naturalness is a reason to increase the attraction of tourists.
A place selling clothes to tourists called Crazy made me more attractive. The shape of its entrance door is magnificent. It was surprising to me that foreign tourists were looking at this place with great interest when they were walking.
Fort Meera Mosque was a great factor that all nationalities live peacefully in Galle Dutch Fort. This is one of the largest mosques in size compared to other mosques. Its walls were painted white and concrete slabs were used as the roof. Meera Mosque also had an attractive architecture from the outside.
My camera caught an ancient place used in the Dutch era for a hotel & restaurant called Royal Dutch House. It is currently a closed location. The walls here have not been painted for some time, it must be for the purpose of preserving the antiquity. The architectural shapes found there are also unique.
Above is the building which until recently was known as the New Oriental Hotel. This building is currently being renovated because there was a risk of collapse in the past. But inside there is still Dutch architecture. It is said that it was built by the Dutch in 1684.
Dutch Fort has three museums and is not open to visit at night. An old Dutch building, the architecture of this museum remains intact. Looking at all this, with the Dutch invasion, our country has also received a different architecture.
