St. Angelo Fort

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St. Angelo Fort is a historic seaside fortress in Kannur, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.

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St. Angelo Fort canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kannur Fort ⓘ
Kannur Kotta ⓘ
linked to: Kannur Fort
architectureStyle European military architecture ⓘ
builtBy Dom Francisco de Almeida ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
capturedBy British ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
constructionEnd 1507 ⓘ
constructionStart 1505 ⓘ
controlledBy British East India Company ⓘ
British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Dutch East India Company ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFromKannurTown about 3 kilometers ⓘ
district Kannur district ⓘ
feature cannon emplacements ⓘ
massive bastions ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
sea-facing walls ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
heritageDesignation centrally protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
laterOccupiedBy British ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Kannur ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
locatedOn Arabian Sea coast ⓘ
material laterite ⓘ
near Kannur Lighthouse ⓘ
Kannur town ⓘ
linked to: Kannur

Mappila Bay fishing harbor ⓘ
overlooks Arabian Sea ⓘ
Mappila Bay ⓘ
protectedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
purpose military defense ⓘ
seaside defense fortification ⓘ
saleYear 1663 ⓘ
soldBy Portuguese ⓘ
soldTo Dutch East India Company ⓘ
state Kerala ⓘ
tourism popular tourist destination in North Kerala ⓘ
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
military base ⓘ
view panoramic view of Arabian Sea ⓘ

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Kannur → knownFor → St. Angelo Fort ⓘ
Kannur → hasFort → St. Angelo Fort ⓘ