 Ratnapura Portuguese fort

Ratnapura Portuguese fort ( "Rathnapura Pruthugisi Balakotuwa"; ) was built by the Portuguese in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.The Portuguese constructed the fort and a church, between 1618 and 1620, on the ground of Saman Devalaya (an ancient devale or Hindu shrine) following the defeat of the King of Sitawaka, Rajasinha I.