Fort Emmanuel

Fort Emmanuel
Native name
ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചി (Malayalam)
Watercolour painting of the fort of Cochin, with a British flag, from across the backwaters, unknown artists, around 1800 AD.
LocationFort Kochi, Kochi, India
Coordinates9°57′59″N 76°14′21″E / 9.9663°N 76.2391°E / 9.9663; 76.2391
Built1503 (1503)
Architectural style(s)Portuguese
Fort Emmanuel is located in Kerala
Fort Emmanuel
Location of Fort Emmanuel in Kerala

Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India.[1] It was a bastion of the Portuguese and a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Maharaja of Kochi and the Kingdom of Portugal.[2] Named after Manuel I of Portugal, it was the first Portuguese fort in Asia.[3]

  1. ^ "Fort Immanuel at Fort Kochi". keralatourism.org. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Fort Immanuel at Fort Kochi | Ernkulam Destinations". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ Logan, William. Malabar. District Manual. Asian Educational Services, 1887.

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