Fortaleza da São Tomé
| Cranganore Fort | |
|---|---|
| Kodungallur, Thrissur District, Kerala | |
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| Type | Cultural |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of Kerala |
| Controlled by |  Portugal  Netherlands United Kingdom India |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Structure |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1523 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Demolished | Partly |
Cranganore Fort, otherwise known as Kodungallur Fort, or Kottapuram Fort, is situated in Kodungallur of Thrissur District in Kerala, India.
The stone fort was built by the Portuguese in 1523, and was called Fortaleza da Sao Tome in colonial Portuguese India. Mar Thoma Sleeha (Thomas the Apostle).[1]
See also
- Mysore invasion of Kerala
- Portuguese forts in India
Media related to Cranganore Fort at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "Kodungallur". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
10°11′49″N 76°12′43″E / 10.197°N 76.212°E
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Categories:
- Forts in Kerala
- Portuguese forts in India
- Buildings and structures in Thrissur district
- Colonial Kerala
- Dutch India
- History of Thrissur district
- Mysorean invasion of Malabar
- Portuguese in Kerala
- Infrastructure completed in 1523
- 1523 establishments in India
- 1520s establishments in Portuguese India
- 16th-century forts in India
- Tourist attractions in Thrissur district
- 1523 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
- 1661 establishments in the Dutch Empire