Sri Lanka, Galle Fort and street plan

Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the

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Field	Value
DC_Title	Sri Lanka, Galle Fort and street plan
DC_Subject_Specific	Galle Fort and street plan;Portugese/British period;Sri Lanka;UNESCO; UNESCO-WHC;World Heritage Site
DC_Description	Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the
DC_Language	eng
DC_Type	Image
DC_Format	Image;TimeMap Dataset
DC_Publisher	UNESCO
DC_Contributor_CorporateName	Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney
DC_Coverage_X_min	80.4111
DC_Coverage_X_max	80.4207
DC_Coverage_Y_min	5.9924
DC_Coverage_Y_max	6.0082
DC_Coverage_T_Early	1600-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_T_Late	1800-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_PeriodName	16th Century until the 18th Century
DC_Coverage_PlaceName	Galle, Sri Lanka
ECAI_Team	Worldwide
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