Walking along the edge of a beautiful lake while enjoying the vibrancy of evening in the Western, the enjoyment of having boat tours in the water habitat and enjoying a night away under the starry sky, the Kesbewa Lake facilitate these dream in Piliyandala, Colombo District. It has wide variety of activities not just limited to boat rides yet still preserve the nearby flora and fauna housing to many variety of birds and amphibians. Kesbewa Lake currently regarded as a water reservoir of the Western .
Negombo Fort was a small but important fort in Negombo, approx. 30 km (19 mile) north of Colombo, that was built by the Portuguese to defend Colombo. The fort was located on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and an inlet of the sea. It was surrounded by a dry moat, and the gate was accessed via a drawbridge. The original Portuguese fort was a weak structure, which was captured by Dutch forces commanded by Philip Lucasz, in February 1640. The Portuguese made several attempts to retake it before they were successful in December 1640. They then strengthened the fortifications and managed to defend the fort until it was recaptured by the Dutch, commanded by Francois Caron, in January 1644. The original bastions were destroyed by the Dutch cannons during the siege of the fort. The Dutch subsequently rebuilt it in 1672 however not on the usual square pattern, but on a pentagonal one, though it had only four bulwarks, the fifth was never constructed (possibly due to the cost).
The colonial era All Saints Church was built in Hultsdorp. The name of the suburb Hulftsdorp is a commemoration of General Gerard Pieterszoon Hulft, the Dutch East India Company’s Director of India and commander in chief of the company’s forces in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and on the Coast of India. He was killed while besieging Colombo. The hill on which he had his headquarters was named ‘Hulft’s Dorp’ during the Dutch occupation.
