The unique architecture of Dutch buildings is unmistakable with arches and massive doorways as one stands on the remnants of the Dutch Fort in Kalpitiya, designed in 1666, and completed in 1676.

Kalpitya Dutch Fort is one of the main features, ... Puttalam Lagoon. The surrounding Puttalam area was one of the major cinnamon cultivation areas in Sri Lanka.

Puttalam is on the inland side of the lagoon that begins at Kalpitiya, ... At the end of the Kalpitiya road is the Old Dutch Fort built at the start of the 18 th Century to protect trade and commerce.