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Historical Place The Aguada Fort ( Goa )
Aguada Fort
Built By
: Portuguese
Built In : 1609-1612
Houses : The Central Jail and a 19th Century Lighthouse
Built By
: Portuguese
Built In : 1609-1612
Houses : The Central Jail and a 19th Century Lighthouse
Fort Aguada is strategically situated at the estuary of
the river Mandovi and was constructed in 1612 as a guard against
invasions from the Dutch and the Marathas. The walls of the fort are 5 m
high and 1.3 m wide. It is of little surprise then, that this remains
the only fort that was not conquered by any invaders during the 450 year
long rule of the Portuguese empire. "Agua" in Portuguese means water,
thus the fort derived its name "Aguada" to denote a place where water is
accumulated. The area around the fort housed a large well and a number
of springs that provided fresh drinking water to voyagers that arrived
by ship. An interesting feature in the majestic fort is a 13 m high
lighthouse built in 1864, which initially used an oil lamp to show
seafarers the way. It was later renovated and modernised in 1976. A one
time the lighthouse was home to a gigantic bell that was retrieved from
amongst the ruins of the St. Augustus monastery in Old Goa. However, the
bell has now been moved to the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception church
at Panaji.
Prime Attraction
On
the north side of the fort, a rampart of red-brown laterite just into
the bay to form a jetty between two small sandy coves. This picturesque
spot is known as Sinquerim Beach. Fort Aguada resorts, among the most
expensive hotels in India, lords over the beach from the lower slopes of
the steep si ded peninsula.
The ruins of the fort can be reached by road; head through the Taj
village, and turn right when one sees the sign. Nowadays, much of the
site serves as a prison, and is therefore closed to visitors. It's worth
a visit, though, if only for the superb views from the top of the hill
where a four-storey Portuguese lighthouse, erected in 1864 and the
oldest of its kind in Asia, looks down over the vast expanse of sea,
sand and palm trees of Calangute Beach on one side, and across the mouth
of the Mandovi to Cabo Raj Bhavan or The Cabo Palace, and the tip of
the Marmagoa peninsula, on the other.
On
the north side of the fort, a rampart of red-brown laterite just into
the bay to form a jetty between two small sandy coves. This picturesque
spot is known as Sinquerim Beach. Fort Aguada resorts, among the most
expensive hotels in India, lords over the beach from the lower slopes of
the steep si ded peninsula.
The ruins of the fort can be reached by road; head through the Taj
village, and turn right when one sees the sign. Nowadays, much of the
site serves as a prison, and is therefore closed to visitors. It's worth
a visit, though, if only for the superb views from the top of the hill
where a four-storey Portuguese lighthouse, erected in 1864 and the
oldest of its kind in Asia, looks down over the vast expanse of sea,
sand and palm trees of Calangute Beach on one side, and across the mouth
of the Mandovi to Cabo Raj Bhavan or The Cabo Palace, and the tip of
the Marmagoa peninsula, on the other.
Source :-http://www.onlytravelguide.com/goa/historical/
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