Once the British captured the fort in 1796, the hospital with large breezy verandas became army barracks, and after that, the building had several other purposes including housing the Galle Town Hall. Nowadays the Dutch Hospital in Galle Fort is a popular shopping and dining precinct with panoramic views of the Indian Ocean.
Colonial Buildings in Galle
The Galle Fort, or Dutch Fort as it is also known, is a fortification first built by the Portuguese on the Southwestern coast of Sri Lanka.
