15°30′50″N 73°56′37″E / 15.513819°N 73.943577°E / 15.513819; 73.943577Type | Fort |
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Height | 20 m |
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Site information |
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Owner | Government of Goa |
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Controlled by | India |
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Open to the public | Yes |
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Condition | Abandoned Ruins |
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Site history |
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Built | 1537 |
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Materials | Laterite stones and mud |
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Demolished | Yes |
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Battles/wars | unknown |
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Events | Demolished in the 2000s |
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Garrison information |
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Current commander | n/a |
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Garrison | n/a |
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Occupants | none |
The Gandaulim Fort, also called the Gaudelupchar Fort was a military installation built on the eastern tip of the Ilhas de Goa. It is believed to date from the 16th-century. The fortress was allegedly built to defend the settlement of São Braz (lit. 'St. Blaise'). It also housed a chapel dedicated to St. Blaise, which later was elevated into a church in 1563.
Demolition
By the advent of the 21st century, the only remaining evidence of the fort consisted of its entrance gate and a few rundown walls. The gate was demolished by the government authorities, as part of a road expansion project, to widen the approach road to the Gandaulim-Cumbarjua ferry.[1]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Why this Goan village will root for Croatia". The times of India.
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Forts and fortresses of the Portuguese Empire
Africa | North Africa | - Ceuta (Spain)
- Alcácer Ceguer (Morocco)
- Arzila (Morocco)
- Tangier (Morocco)
- Graciosa (Morocco)
- Mazagan (Morocco)
- Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Morocco)
- Castelo Real (Morocco)
- Safim (Morocco)
- Azamor (Morocco)
- Aguz (Morocco)
- Arguin Fort (Mauritania)
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Gold Coast | - Santiago (Ghana)
- Santo António (Ghana)
- São Francisco Xavier (Ghana)
- São João Baptista (Benin)
- São Jorge (Ghana)
- São Sebastião (Ghana)
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São Tomé and Príncipe | - Santo António
- São Jerónimo
- São Sebastião
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Cape Verde | - D'El-Rei
- Duque de Bragança
- Principe Real
- São Filipe
- São José
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Guinea-Bissau | |
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Angola | |
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East Africa | - Jesus (Kenya)
- Santiago (Tanzania)
Mozambique | - Manica Fort
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Inhambane
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques
- Princesa Amélia
- Santo António
- São Caetano
- São João Baptista
- São José de Mossuril
- São José do Ibo
- São Lourenço
- São Marçal
- São Miguel
- São Sebastião
- São Tiago Maior
- Quelimane Fort
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America | Brazil | - Nossa Senhora do Monserrate
- Nossa Senhora da Assunção
- Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
- Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
- Presépio
- Príncipe da Beira
- Reis Magos
- Santa Cruz da Barra
- Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim
- Santa Cruz de Itamaracá
- Santa Cruz do Paraguaçu
- São João
- São José da Ponta Grossa
- São José de Macapá
- Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
- Santa Catarina
- Santa Maria
- Santo António Além do Carmo
- Santo António da Barra
- Santo Inácio de Tamandaré
- São Diogo
- São Domingos de Gragoatá
- São João Baptista do Brum
- São João da Bertioga
- São Lourenço
- São Luís
- São Marcelo
- São Mateus do Cabo Frio
- São Tiago das Cinco Pontas
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Uruguay | |
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Asia | |
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Portuguese name in italics and geographical location (between parenthesis) |