The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. National Museum of Galle is situated 2½ km northwest of Japanese Peace Pagoda.

Closenberg Hotel

Hotel

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Closenberg Hotel is a three star heritage hotel located in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the southern side of Galle Harbour. Closenberg Hotel is situated 2 km north of Japanese Peace Pagoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unawatuna and Galle.

Unawatuna

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Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern Sri Lanka 5 km south of Galle. It can be seen as its suburb, a bustling little community of guest houses, cafes, markets, crafts and bars. The main beach is swimmable year round.

Galle

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Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Karapitiya

Suburb

Karapitiya is a suburb of Galle in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets. Karapitiya is situated 6 km north of Japanese Peace Pagoda.

Japanese Peace Pagoda

Type: Religious organization
Category: religion
Location: Bonavistawa, Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.01586° or 6° 0′ 57″ north

Longitude

80.23791° or 80° 14′ 17″ east

Open location code

6MR2268Q+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 431413183

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

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