Most visited Tourism Destinations places in Sri Lanka - Batticaloa fort

 

                            Batticaloa fort

The Batticaloa was built by the Portuguese in 1628 and was captured by the Dutch on 18 May 1638. From 1795, the fort was used by the British.

The fort has a structure of four bastions and is protected by the Batticaloa Lagoon on two sides and a canal on the other two sides. The fort is still in reasonable condition and currently houses several local administrative departments of the Sri Lanka government in new buildings, which are located within the old structure

Timeline of Batticaloa fort in colonial time.

1622 – Construction began by Portuguese

1628 – Construction completed

1638 – Dutch captured

1639 – Fort destroyed by Dutch

1665 – Reconstruction started

1682 – Renovation

1707 – Front bastion and complex completed

1766 – Ceded to Kandyan kingdom

1796 – Captured by British