Forts of valour

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  Fort Santiago
  (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago Tagalog: Moog ng Santiago) is a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi. This is a part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros, in Manila, Philippines. José Rizal, our national hero, was imprisoned in the fort before his execution in 1896.This site features, embedded onto the ground in bronze, his final footsteps representing the walk from his cell to the location of the actual execution.
  
  
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  Let us start with the most difficult one. This the only fort which no Chhatrapati could ever conquer.
  This fort is situated 165Km from Mumbai. The main constructional feature of this fort is that it is made entirely in sea. This a marvel which no one has ever could solve. Even being in the sea, this fort has a pond of fresh water which can be used for drinking purposes.
  
  The fort has 19 rounded bastions, still intact. It is made in such a way that no one could ever come near it without getting detected.
  
  
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  Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
  It is also known as the “concrete battleship,” is a heavily fortified island fortress situated at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines, due south of Corregidor Island.
  
  Originally it is a barren rock island, it was leveled by U.S. Army engineers between 1910 and 1914.It is then built up with thick layers of steel-reinforced concrete into a massive structure roughly resembling a concrete ship. This fort was topped with a pair of armored steel gun turrets, each mounting two 14 inch guns. Searchlights, anti-aircraft batteries, and a fire direction tower were also mounted on its upper surface. The 25-to-36-foot-thick (7.6 to 11 m) fortress walls protected extensive ammunition magazines, machine spaces, and living quarters for the 200-man garrison.
  
  
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  Kumbhalgarh is located in Rajasthan; precisely in its southern part. It is situated at about 105Kms to the west of Udaipur. It is quite a unique and an interesting destination, which attracts tourists from not only all over the country but also all across the globe. The location of Kumbhalgarh has always given it an added advantage as far as history is concerned. This fort was virtually inaccessible in the 15th century. Rana Kumbha of Mewar designed this fortress. He designed this great defensive fortress on a hill, which was situated at a height of 3,500 feet above the earth's surface, which is approximately 1100 metres high. The person standing on the fort can easily see the approaches made by any individual from Ajmer and Marwar.
  (Source: Kumbhalgarh Fort – The Kumbhalgarh Fort of Rajsamand Rajasthan.)
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  Red Fort (Delhi ,India)
  It took nine years to build this mighty citadel.Half of this sum was spent to build the exotic palaces within the fort. Built of red sandstone, it is octagonal in shape, with two longer sides on the east and west. The perimeter of its strong ramparts is about 2.41 km. Red Fort rises to a height of 33.5 m on the town side and 18 m along the river. The two main gateways, known as Lahori Gate and Delhi Gate (named so, as they face Lahore and Delhi respectively), are three storey high and are flanked by semi-octagonal towers. They are situated on the center of the western and southern sides respectively.
  
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  Golconda Fort (Hyderabad ,India)
  The Golconda Fort is located about 11 Kms away, on the Western outskirts of Hyderabad city. It is located on a granite hill having a height of 120m. Golconda is also known as Shepherd's Hill" or "Golla Konda", in Telugu.Before the advent of Hyderabad, Deccan was ruled from Golconda fort. The fort of Golconda is known for its magical acoustic system. The highest point of the fort is the 'Bala Hissar', which is located a kilometer away.The ventilation of the fort is absolutely fabulous having exotic designs. They were so intricately designed that cool breeze could reach the interiors of the fort, providing a respite from the heat of summer.The Huge gates of the fort are decorated with large pointed iron spikes. These spikes prevented Elephants from damaging the fort. The fort of Golconda is encircled by a 11-km long outer wall. This was build in order to fortify the fort.
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  Chittorgarh Fort (Rajasthan, India)
  The biggest fort in Asia, situated on a hilltop near Chittorgarh town of Rajasthan.This colossal fort covers an expanse of 700 acres and sprawls majestically over a hill 180 m (590.6 ft) in height . Most remarkable feature of the palace fort is its splendid series of canopied balconies.
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  Fort Pratapgad.
  It was constructed and designed by Primeminister Moropant Pingle in 1656.
  Fort is divided in two parts, upper and lower fort.
  Upper fort has a roughly rectangular shape with sides about 180m.
  Lower fort is also roughly rectangular with dimensions 320m long and 110m wide.
  
  The importance of this fort is that it is actually a Mountain which is given the shape of a fort. It is difficult even in these days to do its construction.
  
  
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  maria flor

  Fortaleza del Pilar (Spanish: Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar de Zaragoza)
  It is a 17th century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. It is built to defense the sultans of Mindanao and Jolo against pirates and raiders. The tructural engineer of this fort is Father Melchor de Vera.
  
  
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  Fort San Pedro(Fuerza de San Pedro)
  
  It is a military defense structure which is built by Spanish and indigenous Cebuano labourers under the command of Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi and the Spanish Government in Cebu. The fort is triangular in shape, with two sides facing the sea and the third side fronting the land. The two sides facing the sea were defended with artillery and the front with a strong palisade made of wood. The three bastions were named La Concepción (SW); Ignacio de Loyola (SE), and San Miguel (NE). It has a total inside area of 2,025 sq. meters. The walls are 20 feet (6.1 m) high, 8 feet (2.4 m) thick and the towers are 30 feet (9.1 m) high from the ground level. The circumference is 1,248 feet (380 m). The sides are of unequal lengths and the one fronting the city is where one may find entry into the Fort. Fourteen cannons were mounted in their emplacements most of which are still there today. Work first started on May 8, 1565 with Miguel Lopéz de Legazpi breaking ground.
  
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  Source: Wikipedia
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  Fort Banks
  This fort is located north of Cape Banks in La Perouse, New South Wales Australia.. This is an old World War II bunker and fortification complex that was used to protect the approaches to Botany Bay. This fort is consisted of two breeches loading 9.2-inch gun emplacements, underground plotting room, underground powder & shell magazine, hydraulic pump room, & some short tunnels linking the different sections.
  
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  Sindhudurg (Sindhu = sea, Durg = fort) was built by the great Maratha warrior leader Shivaji in 1664. Shivaji selected the strategic rocky island location, 'Kurte' for the fort himself, to counter foreign forces, and to keep the nearby Siddis of Murud-Janjira in check.
  
  Over 4000 mounds of iron were used in the casting and foundation stones were firmly laid down in lead. The construction was started on 25 November 1664. It took 3 yrs to be built.Its total area is about 48 acres with a two-mile (3 km) long rampart, and walls that are 30 feet (9.1 m) high and 12 feet (3.7 m) thick. The massive walls were designed to serve as a deterrent to approaching enemies and to the waves and tides of the Arabian Sea. The main entrance is concealed in such a way that no one can pinpoint it from outside.
  
  (1)There are three sweet water reservoirs in the middle of the Arabian Sea where the fort is built, and even if the water in the nearby villages dries in summer, but these wells do not dry; there is always water in them.
  
  (2)There is a coconut tree which has a branch, if you see a coconut tree it will never have a branch but this tree not only has a branch but also gives fruit.
  
  (3)There is a passage which is hidden in a temple which looks like a water reservoir, this passage goes under the fort for 3 kilometers, and 12 kilometers beneath the sea, and from there 12 kilometers in a nearby village which was used as a rescue door if the enemy entered the fort; this way was for the women to move out.
  
  (4)The entrance gate cannot be seen from anywhere, and unless you are not a regular visitor, and if you are not and you are trying to enter thru a boat which is the only possible option apart from air, you would bang at the rocks around the fort which can't be seen to a naked eye, hence you have to be very familiar with the fort to enter.
  
  
  
  Source:Sindhudurg Fort
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  Vijaydurg fort: It is situated on the mouth of the Vaghotan river that separates Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.
  
  The original fort was built by Bhojraja Shilahar during 1196 to 1206. In those days it was known as "Gheriye", since it was surrounded by water on all sides.
  
  During the solar eclipse of 18th August 1868, the presence of "helium gas" around the sun was observed from this fort by the British physicst Norman Lockyear.
  
  
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  Gingee Fort also known as Chenji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India, which is more popular for its temples than forts. It lies in Villupuram District,160 kilometres (99 mi) from the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the Union Territory of Pondicherry. So well fortified was this place that Shivaji ranked it as the "most impregnable fortress in India" and it was called the "Troy of the East" by the British.
  
  
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  Purandar: "Purandar" literraly means Indra or The king of Gods.It is situated 10kms south-west of Saswad and 40kms south-east of Pune . Its height above sea-level is 1398 metres and about 700 metres above the plain at its foot. It really comprises two fortresses: Purandar, the stronger and more important of the two, and Vajragad. Purandar has two parts: the upper or Balekilla with precipitous sides all around and the lower part or machi about 300 metres above the plain. On the north side of the lower part there is a broad terrace comprising the cantonment area of the fortifications.
  It was here that the famous treaty of Purandar was signed between Chhatrapati and Mughals and Chhatrapati had to surrender 23 forts. However they were recaptured within a short span of 4 years again. This is such a well built fort that no one could ever win it. It was always surrendered in a treaty but not in a war. The construction is marvelous and a wonder in modern world too.
  
  
  
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  PraveenKumar Purushothaman

  Check this out... My dad's village... Namakkal
  

  
  Namakkal Fort​
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  Fort Denison
  
  This fort is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
  They used 8,000 tonnes of sandstone for the construction of this fort from nearby Kurraba Point, Neutral Bay. The tower's walls are between 3.3 metres and 6.7 metres thick at the base and 2.7 metres thick at the top. However, developments in artillery rendered the fort largely obsolete by the time it was completed. The tower itself had quarters for a garrison of 24 soldiers and one officer. Fort Denison's armament included three 8-inch (200 mm) muzzle loaders in the tower, two 10-inch (254-cm) guns, one on a 360-degree traverse on the top of the tower and one in a bastion at the other end of the island, and twelve 32-pounder (15-kg) cannons in a battery between the base of the tower and the flanking bastion. In 1913 a lighthouse beacon built in Birmingham, England, and shipped to Sydney, replaced the 10-inch (25-cm) gun on the roof of the tower. The light is called Fort Denison Light.
  
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  Keep an eye on constructional features. That is important. Try to understand how it was made impregnable. I am showing the top view so that you will have an idea of this triangular fort. Constructional features are amazing! 😀
  
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  Forts in Maharashtra​

  
  Nowhere in the country would you encounter such a profusion of forts. And such variety. Sited on an island, as at Murud-Janjira or guarding the seas as at Bassein, or among the Sahyadri hills, as at Raigad, whose zig-zag walls and rounded bastions sit like a sceptre and crown amidst hills turned mauve.
  
  Most of the forts in Maharashtra whether up in the hills or near the seas are associated with Shivaji --the great Maratha warrior and an equally great fort builder. Moreover, these forts were treated as mini-cities, such as Panhala, which is now a hill station. The concept of the fort-city was, however, not peculiar to Shivaji alone. The Portuguese who came to India as traders and missionaries, built within a century of their coming, Bassein, a garden city to rival many a European capital.
  
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  Sinhagarh fort: It was earlier named was Kondhana, befor Chhatrapati changed it to sinhagad seeing the bravery of Subhedar Tanaji Malusare. It is located stands 20kms south-west of Pune. It is built on an isolated cliff of the Bhuleswar range of the Sahyadri Mountains, its height above sea-level is 1380 metres. Given natural protection by its very steep slopes, the walls and bastions were constructed at only key places; it has two gates – the Kalyan Darwaza in the south-east and the Pun Darwaza in the north-east.
  
  Nowadays the National Defence Academy (Kharakwalsa) trains its army cadet’s Sinhagad area.
  
  
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