Gandaulim Fort

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Gandaulim Fort
Part of Fort
Height	20 m
Site information
Owner	Government of Goa
Controlled by	India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Abandoned Ruins
Site history
Built	1537
Materials	Laterite stones and mud
Demolished	Yes
Battles/wars	unknown
Events	Demolished in the 2000s
Garrison information
Current commander	n/a
Garrison	n/a
Occupants	none

The Gandaulim Fort, also called the Gaudelupchar Fort was a military installation built on the eastern tip of the

, 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

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  Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate after Demolition
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  Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate post Demolition

See also

• Gandaulim

References