On the wall of Galle

On the ramparts…

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Galle Granite

Imal: This is a good place to view the sunset. And boys dive from that rock.

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Piet: This part of the wall must be Dutch, made of granite blocks and coral. Strong. And wide enough to carry cannons. The Portuguese wall was just mud and palisades.

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Imal: You’re a professor of history? You would do well to stay here for a few days.

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Piet: Sinhalese, Portuguese, Dutch, British and now back to Sri Lanka.

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Imal: But we still live in the shadow of other powers. Now we worry about the rise of China and India.

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Voice-over

Conforming to a UNESCO criterion: A site showing the interaction of European and South Asian cultures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. And incidentally, architecture as a reflection of colonial rule.

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