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Gandaulim Fort

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Gandaulim Fort
Part of Goa
Ilhas de Goa, India
Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate in the 1990s
Location of São Braz in Ilhas de Goa
Gandaulim Fort is located in Goa
Gandaulim Fort
Gandaulim Fort
Gandaulim Fort is located in India
Gandaulim Fort
Gandaulim Fort
Coordinates15°30′50″N 73°56′37″E / 15.513819°N 73.943577°E / 15.513819; 73.943577
TypeFort
Height20 m
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Goa
Controlled by India
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionAbandoned Ruins
Site history
Built1537
MaterialsLaterite stones and mud
DemolishedYes
Battles/warsunknown
EventsDemolished in the 2000s
Garrison information
Current
commander
n/a
Garrisonn/a
Occupantsnone

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

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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]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Why this Goan village will root for Croatia". The times of India.