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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Angelo Fort canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kannur Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kannur Kotta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | European military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Dom Francisco de Almeida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
British
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1507 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1505 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromKannurTown | about 3 kilometers ⓘ |
| district | Kannur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
cannon emplacements
ⓘ
massive bastions ⓘ ramparts ⓘ sea-facing walls ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | centrally protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| laterOccupiedBy | British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kannur NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | laterite ⓘ |
| near |
Kannur Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kannur town NERFINISHED ⓘ Mappila Bay fishing harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mappila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
military defense
ⓘ
seaside defense fortification ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1663 ⓘ |
| soldBy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| soldTo | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in North Kerala ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| view | panoramic view of Arabian Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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