Gandaulim Fort

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Gandaulim Fort
Part of Goa
Island of Goa, India
Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate in the 1990s
Location of São Braz in Goa
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Coordinates	15°30′50″N 73°56′37″E / 15.513819°N 73.943577°E / 15.513819; 73.943577
Type	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 Island of Goa. It is believed to date from the 16th-century Croatian merchants during the . 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.

Along with the fort and church, the Croatians had also allegedly built a palace for themselves in the vicinity of Gandaulim.^[1]

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.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate after Demolition

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  Gandaulim Fort Entrance Gate post Demolition

See also[]

• Croatia–India relations
• Gandaulim

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