Channel: Anarhi

Category: Travel & Events

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Description: Galle Face is a ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. The Galle Face Green is currently a 5 hectare ribbon strip of land between Galle Road and the Indian Ocean which is now the largest open space in Colombo. This is a popular destination for children, vendors, teenagers, lovers, kite flyers, merrymakers and all those who want to indulge in their favorite pastimes next to the sea under the open sky. The promenade was initially laid out in 1859 by Governor Sir Henry George Ward, although the original Galle Face Green extended over a much larger area than is seen today. The Galle Face Green was initially used for horse racing and as a golf course, but was also used for cricket, polo, football, tennis and rugby. Galle Face Green originally extended over a much larger area than exists today. Records indicate that it was bounded to the north by Beira Lake, to the west by the Indian Ocean, whilst to the south by the Galle Face Hotel and to the east by St Peter's Church. The Galle Face Green was initially laid out by the Dutch as a means to enable their cannons a strategic line of fire against the Portuguese. In 1856 the then Governor of British Ceylon, Sir Henry George Ward authorised the construction of a 1 mile promenade along the oceanside of the Galle Face Green, for ladies and children to saunter and ‘take in the air’. The promenade was subsequently completed in 1859. Horse racing began in Galle Face in the early 1820s, during the time of the then British Governor Sir Edward Barnes (1776–1838). In 1879, a number of British expatriates introduced golf to Ceylon playing on the Galle Face Green. On 30 June 1879 the first official rugby match in Ceylon was played at Galle Face Green between the newly formed Colombo Football Club and rest of the world’s teams. The first Royal–Thomian cricket match played between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College was played on 15–17 July 1879 at Galle Face Green. People enjoy the beach at Galle Face, Sri Lanka. The Galle Face Green is administered and maintained by the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka. Background Music : In the Garden by Silent Partner. Hope you will enjoy this video. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe for more new videos.