Fort Emmanuel

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This article is about the fort in Kerala, India. For the fort in Malta, see Fort Manoel. For the fur trading post in North Dakota, see Fort Lisa (North Dakota).
Fort Emmanuel
Immanuel Fort
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Gunnery at the Fort Kochi beach
Location Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Built 1503
Architect Portuguese
Architectural style(s) Portuguese
Type Cultural
State Party  India
Fort Emmanuel is located in Kerala
Fort Emmanuel
Location of Fort Emmanuel
Immanuel Fort in Kerala

Fort Emmanuel also known as Immanuel Fort[1] is a ruined fort located at the Fort Kochi beach of Fort Kochi on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Kochi city, Kerala, India.

History

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Watercolour painting of the fort of Cochin from across the backwaters, unknown artist, around 1800

In 1503 AD the Rajah of Kochi granted permission to the Portuguese to build Fort Emmanuel near the waterfront of the Arabian Sea to protect their commercial interests. The first part of the name Fort Kochi comes from this fort. Fort Kochi is a region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India, known as Old Kochi or West Kochi, adjacented to Mattancherry.

The Fort was built at the water-bound region towards the south-west of the Kochi mainland. The fortifications were reinforced in 1538.[1] The Portuguese built their settlement behind the fort, including the St Francis Church. Fort Kochi remained in Portuguese possession until 1683, when the Dutch colonial troops captured the territory and destroyed the Portuguese institutions. The Dutch held the fort in their possession until 1795, when the British took control by defeating the Dutch. By 1806 the Dutch, and later the British, had destroyed most of the fort walls and its bastions.[1] Foreign control of Fort Kochi ended in 1947 with the Indian independence.

In Old Kochi and alongside the Fort Kochi beach, there is a partially restored gun battery and other remains of ramparts and fortifications, which are now tourist destinations.

Gallery

  • Fort cochin relics.jpg
  • Fort Kochi Manassery Sea Wall Ernakulam.jpg
  • Fort-kochi-relics2.jpg

References

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External links

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