Field Visit of Galle fort

Field Visit of Galle Fort

As part of the Heritage in planning module, we had to given to observe Galle Fort. So University was Provide a bus for our trip, Then we were get the bus and start to Traveling. So During the trip we have get more fun, such as sang Songs also. Then when we came to the Galle Fort, we had to observe. We started our observation from Galle Fort entrance.

            In the beginning we supposed to do our team Work. For that we made our way to particular locations which we given. We had to given 4 Streets under that. There called Church St, Queens St, Hospital St and Peddler St. So we went through the streets and observed their architectural value, Street escapes, and different purposes of Buildings Etc.

            Then Galle fort was built by Portuguese and Fortified by Dutch. Therefore we could identify many of ancient European Architectural Significations. Curve shape windows and doors, Special roofs are like that, at the same time we had to identified the present usage of Buildings and different types of activities also. So we observed that things too. In major activities of that place were tourism activities and some government offices were in there. As a part of that another kind of activities have been occurred.

            And during the time we had to visit in southern part of rampart Area in Galle Fort. The Galle fort light house was in the southern part of Galle fort. And as we seem it's very nice place, "Flag rock Bastion" also.

            So after that we were went sea and had small fun and happy feeling from that. Then after that at about 5 o' clock again we got the bus and made our way for come back to the university.

            I have to say something about preservation of Galle fort. Further Some Historical Buildings are threated by nature, growing plants on the walls and some walls already have been broken. Further as I seem another large problem was administrative Buildings. RDA, Division Court and many of other Government buildings were centralized in there. So as World Heritage Suite It's a bad thing. Because some time it's cause to be damage for the heritage suite. So I think Government should be intervention and get much more action to the conserve this Large Heritage Suite.

 

       

     So, Galle Fort Field Visit was a good Journey. We could get ore knowledge and more fun from that field visit too. Further it was help us to get good opinion about, "How should save our Heritage".