Did you know
The very first European fortress in India was founded in Fort Kochi on September 26, 1503, and named Fort Manuel after the reigning King of Portugal. Remarkably, it was not constructed from stone: its walls were composed of two parallel rows of cocoanut tree trunks driven into the ground, bound together by iron hoops and large nails, with earth rammed in between and a wet ditch around it.
Fort Kochi
Fort Manuel, founded 1503, was the first European fortress in India.
70 m from the nets
More about Fort Kochi
5 of 19- Did you knowConstruction of Fort Manuel began on 26 September 1503.
- Did you knowThe Kochi-Muziris Biennale lists the Parade Ground among its exhibition sites.
- Did you knowFort Kochi takes its name from Fort Manuel, the fort the Portuguese built here.
- Did you knowThe Portuguese held Fort Kochi until 1663, when the Dutch captured the territory.
- Did you knowThe Cochin Carnival is held at Fort Kochi every year in the last week of December.