Greetings @madushanka. Happy to see you back here! I'm also glad you were able to explore an iconic heritage architecture of your country of Sri Lanka - the Galle Fort built by the Portuguese! It's simply amazing how it stood the ravages of time by surviving many centuries of changes. Definitely, a historic monument well-suited for its UNESCO record. Incredible! 👍☺️
I'm going to ask you the same question I relayed to @lileisabel about that fort's construction materials. Do you have an idea of the type of stone used for this ancient building?
Yes, I am happy to join this platform again after some time. We are fortunate to have been named Galle Fort as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
I will now answer your question. Stone quarries have been excavated in places full of rocks since ancient times in Sri Lanka. By breaking the rocks with big hammers, these big pieces of stone have been used to build the fort. The great labor of slave workers has been used to break the stones.
Indeed, these are astonishing methods of transporting the necessary stones from their origins to the final placement on the fort site. The manual labor alone of people is already a feat of epic proportions. Perhaps I'd rephrase my question. Do you know the name of the stone used for that fort's construction?
Generally we call these stones as black stones.
Okay I see. Thanks for the update! 👍