Thangassery Fort

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Thangassery Fort is a historic seaside fort in Kollam, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.

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Thangassery Fort canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fort ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle European colonial architecture ⓘ
builtBy Portuguese ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ
category Forts in Kerala ⓘ
Portuguese forts in India ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Kollam district ⓘ
coastType seaside ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 16th century ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
controlledBy British Empire ⓘ
Dutch East India Company ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ
country India ⓘ
district Kollam district ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasCondition partly ruined ⓘ
hasNearby Thangassery Lighthouse ⓘ
hasPart seaside ramparts ⓘ
hasView Arabian Sea ⓘ
heritageDesignation centrally protected monument of India ⓘ
protected monument ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
Kollam ⓘ
Kollam district ⓘ
Thangassery ⓘ
locatedNear Kollam city centre ⓘ
linked to: Kollam bus station
locatedOn Arabian Sea coast ⓘ
material laterite ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyCity Kollam ⓘ
occupant British ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalFunction military fortification ⓘ
trading post protection ⓘ
partOf Thangassery historical area ⓘ
region Malabar Coast ⓘ
state Kerala ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
usedFor coastal defense ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kollam → touristAttraction → Thangassery Fort ⓘ