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"Galle: A Journey through Time and Culture in Sri Lanka" Discover the enchanting city of Galle, located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka

Background imageGalle Collection: Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 5

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 5
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Background imageGalle Collection: Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 3

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 3
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Background imageGalle Collection: Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 2

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 2
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Background imageGalle Collection: Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 1

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 1
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 1994

Background imageGalle Collection: Christ and the Woman of Canaan, c1577-1579. Creator: Philip Galle

Christ and the Woman of Canaan, c1577-1579. Creator: Philip Galle
Christ and the Woman of Canaan, c1577-1579. Depiction of the exorcism of the Syrophoenician womans daughter, or the healing of a Canaanite womans daughter

Background imageGalle Collection: Maxilmiliano Conde de Buren, (mid-late 17th century). Creator: Gaspar Bouttats

Maxilmiliano Conde de Buren, (mid-late 17th century). Creator: Gaspar Bouttats
Maxilmiliano Conde de Buren, (mid-late 17th century). Portrait of Maximiliaan of Egmont (1509-1548), Count of Buren and Leerdam, and Stadtholder of Friesland

Background imageGalle Collection: Aube et Crepuscule bed, 1904, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Aube et Crepuscule bed, 1904, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Aube et Crepuscule bed, 1904. E mile Galle (1846-1904)

Background imageGalle Collection: Girandole Coloqunites, c. 1902, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Girandole Coloqunites, c. 1902, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Girandole Coloqunites, c.1902. Girandole Coloqunites, c.1902

Background imageGalle Collection: Art Nouveau Furniture, late 19th century, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Art Nouveau Furniture, late 19th century, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Emile Galle (1846-1904), Louis Majorelle (1859-1926), Victor Prouve (1858-1943), Euge ne Vallin (1856-1922)

Background imageGalle Collection: Ecole de Nancy Museum, (1901), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Ecole de Nancy Museum, (1901), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
The Ecole de Nancy Museum located in the former property of Jean-Baptiste Euge ne Corbin

Background imageGalle Collection: Columbus discovering America, 1492, (c1600). Artist: Theodoor Galle

Columbus discovering America, 1492, (c1600). Artist: Theodoor Galle
Columbus discovering America, 1492, (c1600). Christopher Columbus meeting the allegorical figure of America, depicted as a woman in a hammock

Background imageGalle Collection: Portrait of the cardinal Stanislaus Hosius (1504-1579), 1570s

Portrait of the cardinal Stanislaus Hosius (1504-1579), 1570s. Private Collection

Background imageGalle Collection: Portrait of Cornelius Grapheus (1482-1558), 1572

Portrait of Cornelius Grapheus (1482-1558), 1572. Private Collection

Background imageGalle Collection: Flavio Gioia of Amalfi discovering the Power of the Lodestone, ca 1590

Flavio Gioia of Amalfi discovering the Power of the Lodestone, ca 1590. Private Collection

Background imageGalle Collection: Fools Head, c. 1560

Fools Head, c. 1560. Private Collection

Background imageGalle Collection: Saint Francis as another Christ (alter Christus)

Saint Francis as another Christ (alter Christus). Found in the Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Alchemist, 1558. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)

The Alchemist, 1558. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)
The Alchemist, 1558. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageGalle Collection: Americae Retectio (Cover), 1591. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)

Americae Retectio (Cover), 1591. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)
Americae Retectio (Cover), 1591. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, ca. 1600

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, ca. 1600. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg and Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, ca. 1600. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: Ferdinandes Magallanes Lusitanus (Americae Retectio), 1591. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)

Ferdinandes Magallanes Lusitanus (Americae Retectio), 1591. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)
Ferdinandes Magallanes Lusitanus (Americae Retectio), 1591. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: Amerigo Vespucci finding the Southern Cross constellation with an astrolabe (Americae Retectio)

Amerigo Vespucci finding the Southern Cross constellation with an astrolabe (Americae Retectio), 1591. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: Die Mauern von Babylon (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World)

Die Mauern von Babylon (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World) After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1572. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: Christophorus Columbus Ligur (Americae Retectio), 1591. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)

Christophorus Columbus Ligur (Americae Retectio), 1591. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)
Christophorus Columbus Ligur (Americae Retectio), 1591. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Lighthouse at Alexandria (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572

The Lighthouse at Alexandria (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Pyramids of Egypt (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572

The Pyramids of Egypt (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Colossus of Rhodes (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572

The Colossus of Rhodes (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Walls of Babylon (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572

The Walls of Babylon (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Temple of Diana at Ephesus (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572

The Temple of Diana at Ephesus (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World), 1572. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: Plancius Taking A Sight, 1592. Artist: Theodoor Galle

Plancius Taking A Sight, 1592. Artist: Theodoor Galle
Plancius Taking A Sight, 1592. Petrus Plancius (1552-1622) calculates his position with the help of the sun. After Jan van der Straet (1523-1605). From The Studio Volume 87

Background imageGalle Collection: Glass Vase by E. Galle, c1846-1903, (1903). Artist: Emile Galle

Glass Vase by E. Galle, c1846-1903, (1903). Artist: Emile Galle
Glass Vase by. Emile Galle (1846-1904) was a French artist who worked in glass and who was influential in the French Art Nouveau movement

Background imageGalle Collection: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World)

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World) After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1572. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The Colosseum at Rome (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World)

The Colosseum at Rome (from the series The Eighth Wonders of the World) After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1572. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageGalle Collection: The ship Rangoon sinks, 1871

The ship Rangoon sinks, 1871
The P&O mail steamship Rangoon sinking after the removal of the passengers and crew. The ship was accidently run onto the rocks when leaving Galle harbour in Sri Lanka, where it eventually sank. 1871

Background imageGalle Collection: Cenotaph War Memorial, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cenotaph War Memorial, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Cenotaph War Memorial built in the 1920s to remember both Ceylonese and Europeans from Ceylon who were killed in the World War I, was constructed at the Galle Face Green

Background imageGalle Collection: The Colossus of Rhodes. Engraving by Philip Galle (1537-1612

The Colossus of Rhodes. Engraving by Philip Galle (1537-1612
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Colossus of Rhodes. Engraving by Philip Galle (1537-1612) after Martin van Heemskerck (1498-1574). 16th century. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City

Background imageGalle Collection: Andre Galle

Andre Galle
ANDRE GALLE French medallist from St Etienne, member of the Institut Royal de France, Academie des Beaux Arts (gravure en medaille) etc. Date: 1761 - 1844

Background imageGalle Collection: Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka

Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGalle Collection: APEX01222WT008

APEX01222WT008
Beach and rough surf by Galle in Sri Lanka

Background imageGalle Collection: Palm trees, and sandy beach on the Indian Ocean shore of Kumu Beach, Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

Palm trees, and sandy beach on the Indian Ocean shore of Kumu Beach, Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Looking through the palm trees (Arecaceae) at the sandy beach on the Indian Ocean shore of Kumu Beach; Balapitiya, Galle District, Sri Lanka

Background imageGalle Collection: Palm trees, rocks and sand on the Indian Ocean shore of Kumu Beach, Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

Palm trees, rocks and sand on the Indian Ocean shore of Kumu Beach, Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Palm trees (Arecaceae) rocks and sand on the Indian Ocean shore of Kumu Beach; Balapitiya, Galle District, Sri Lanka

Background imageGalle Collection: Beach at Ambalangoda, Galle District, Sri Lanka

Beach at Ambalangoda, Galle District, Sri Lanka

Background imageGalle Collection: View fort Galle Ceylon Pieter de Bevere c 1755

View fort Galle Ceylon Pieter de Bevere c 1755
View of the fort at Galle on Ceylon, Pieter de Bevere, c. 1755, paper, ink, graphite (mineral), brush, h 251 mm × w 836 mm

Background imageGalle Collection: Cocoa-nut Grove Galle Ceylon Sri Lanka 1863 1874

Cocoa-nut Grove Galle Ceylon Sri Lanka 1863 1874
Cocoa-nut Grove near Galle, Ceylon; Galle, Sri Lanka; about 1863 - 1874; Albumen silver print

Background imageGalle Collection: Oriental Hotel Galle Ceylon Sri Lanka 1863 1874

Oriental Hotel Galle Ceylon Sri Lanka 1863 1874
The Oriental Hotel, Galle, Ceylon; Galle, Sri Lanka; about 1863 - 1874; Albumen silver print

Background imageGalle Collection: Landing Stage Point de Galle Ceylon Galle Sri Lanka

Landing Stage Point de Galle Ceylon Galle Sri Lanka
Landing Stage, Point de Galle, Ceylon; Galle, Sri Lanka; about 1863 - 1874; Albumen silver print

Background imageGalle Collection: English Church Galle Ceylon Sri Lanka 1863 1874

English Church Galle Ceylon Sri Lanka 1863 1874
The English Church. Galle. Ceylon; Galle, Sri Lanka; about 1863 - 1874; Albumen silver print

Background imageGalle Collection: Point de Galle Ceylon Galle 1863 1874 Albumen silver print

Point de Galle Ceylon Galle 1863 1874 Albumen silver print
Point de Galle, Ceylon; Galle, Ceylon; about 1863 - 1874; Albumen silver print

Background imageGalle Collection: Oleum Olivarum

Oleum Olivarum, The Invention Of The Olive Oil Press, Engraving Circa 1591, By Stradanus Or Stratesis, 1523-1605 A Flemish Artist Working In 16th Century Florence, Italy




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"Galle: A Journey through Time and Culture in Sri Lanka" Discover the enchanting city of Galle, located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Immerse yourself in its rich history and vibrant atmosphere as you explore its captivating landmarks. Begin your adventure at the iconic Galle Face Hotel, a colonial masterpiece that has stood proudly since 1864. Marvel at its timeless beauty and indulge in luxurious hospitality while overlooking the stunning Indian Ocean. Step into the Old Town of Galle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that will transport you back to ancient times. Hop on a tuktuk and navigate through narrow streets adorned with charming Dutch-colonial buildings, showcasing remnants of Ceylon's past. Dating back to 1671, Galle is steeped in historical significance. Wander through its cobblestone lanes and witness the fusion of European architecture with traditional Sri Lankan charm. Every corner tells a story waiting to be discovered. Take a moment to admire Philipp Galle's artistic masterpiece - "The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia. " This exquisite engraving from his series "The Eighth Wonders of the World" showcases his exceptional talent as an artist during the Renaissance period. As you delve deeper into Galle's heritage, encounter another remarkable artwork by Theodor Galle depicting Amerigo Vespucci's arrival in the New World. Witness this pivotal moment when Europe met America for the first time, beautifully captured by Stradanus' drawing brought to life by Theodor Galle's engraving. Within Fort Galle lies a hidden gem – a clocktower that stands tall amidst picturesque surroundings. Let it guide you through time as you explore this fortified city brimming with cultural treasures. Stroll along Galle Face, where land meets sea in perfect harmony. Feel gentle ocean breezes caress your skin as coconut sellers gracefully pedal their bicycles nearby – an authentic glimpse into local life that adds flavor to your journey. Galle, a city that encapsulates the essence of Sri Lanka.