Pallippuram Fort

Pallippuram, Vypin, Kerala Phone: Not Available

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Pallippuram Fort is a fort in Pallippuram, Vyppin, Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. It was built by the Portuguese in 1503 and is the oldest existing European fort in India. The Dutch captured the fort in 1661 and sold it to the Kingdom of Travancore in 1789. This fort is situated in the northern extremity of the Vypeen island. This fort is in a hexagonal shape and popularly known as ayikkotta or Alikotta. The outpost is a hexagonal structure. The lowest floor inside the fort is raised to a height of five feet. The cellar inside the fort was used to store gunpowder. The gate and the door posts, and the lintels are finely dressed and arched.