National Museum of Galle

The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of . It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, , a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort.
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  • Museum
  • …is also known as “National Museum Fort”
  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Description: museum in Galle, Sri Lanka
  • Address: පල්ලිය වීදිය, Galle

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amangalla and Galle Fort Hotel.
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is a 5-star franchise hotel belonging to the…
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The in is a 12-room boutique hotel, situated inside Galle Fort, . is situated 260 metres south of National Museum of Galle.
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The is located within the Galle Fort in , . is situated 240 metres northwest of National Museum of Galle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galle and Dadalla.
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is in the of .
is one of fifteen wards that comprise the city of , . is situated 3½ km northwest of National Museum of Galle.
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is a beach resort town in southern 5 km south of Galle.

National Museum of Galle

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Latitude
6.02893° or 6° 1′ 44″ north
Longitude
80.21697° or 80° 13′ 1″ east
Open location code
6MR226H8+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136845474
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q20987443

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Tamil—“National Museum of Galle” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ゴール国立博物館”
  • Japanese: “国立ゴール博物館”
  • Sinhala: “ගාල්ල ජාතික කෞතුකාගාරය”
  • Tamil: “காலி தேசிய நூதனசாலை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Vismarkt Bastion and Dutch Reformed Church (1755).

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