Gandaulim Fort | |
Partof: | Goa |
Location: | Ilhas de Goa, India |
Map Type: | India Goa#India |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 15.5138°N 73.9436°W |
Built: | 1537 |
Materials: | Laterite stones and mud |
Height: | 20 m |
Demolished: | Yes |
Condition: | Abandoned Ruins |
Ownership: | Government of Goa |
Open To Public: | Yes |
Controlledby: | |
Garrison: | n/a |
Current Commander: | n/a |
Occupants: | none |
Battles: | unknown |
Events: | Demolished in the 2000s |
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 . It also housed a chapel dedicated to St. Blaise, which later was elevated into a church in 1563.
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]