This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Matara, Sri Lanka
The walls of the "Star Fort" of Matara, Sri Lanka, are constructed in the shape of a six-pointed star. The fort was built by the Portuguese around 1550, but the Dutch captured it from them in 1640.
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