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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thangassery Fort canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Portuguese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Kerala
ⓘ
Portuguese forts in India ⓘ Tourist attractions in Kollam district ⓘ |
| coastType | seaside ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | Kollam district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partly ruined ⓘ |
| hasNearby | Thangassery Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | seaside ramparts ⓘ |
| hasView | Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
centrally protected monument of India
ⓘ
protected monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kollam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kollam district NERFINISHED ⓘ Thangassery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kollam city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
laterite
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kollam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant |
British
ⓘ
Dutch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
military fortification
ⓘ
trading post protection ⓘ |
| partOf | Thangassery historical area ⓘ |
| region | Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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.