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'''Vattakottai Fort''' (or 'Circular Fort') is a seaside fort near [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]] the southern tip of [[India]]. It was built in the 18th century as a coastal defence-fortification and barracks in the | '''Vattakottai Fort''' (or 'Circular Fort') is a seaside fort near [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]] the southern tip of [[India]]. It was built in the 18th century as a coastal defence-fortification and barracks in the former [[Travancore]] kingdom. | ||
It was constructed in the 18th century by Punachal/Elakkara Valiyaveetil Marthandan Chempakaraman Pillai for the kings of [[Travancore]], Later it was modified under the supervision of Captain [[Eustachius De Lannoy]], an ex-Dutch naval officer of the [[Dutch East India Company]], who became commander of the Travancore Army (the very army that defeated him in the [[Battle of Colachel]]) in the 18th century, after he earned the trust of the Travancore King [[Marthanda Varma]]. De Lannoy reconstructed Vattakottai, as part of the defence-fortifications he undertook throughout Travancore. | It was constructed in the 18th century by Punachal/Elakkara Valiyaveetil Marthandan Chempakaraman Pillai for the kings of [[Travancore]]. Marthanda Pillai was born in an aristocratic house in Punachal Elakkara near Kuzhikode near Palliyadi in Kanyakumari district. (Then South Travancore). The house was a house that was associated with the royal family. Marthanda Pillai was born in the month of May 903 in Bharani Nakshatra, the son of Neelamma Pillai, a member of the said house, and Iravikurup, the bodyguard of Marthanda Varma. Later it was modified under the supervision of Captain [[Eustachius De Lannoy]], an ex-Dutch naval officer of the [[Dutch East India Company]], who became commander of the Travancore Army (the very army that defeated him in the [[Battle of Colachel]]) in the 18th century, after he earned the trust of the Travancore King [[Marthanda Varma]]. De Lannoy reconstructed Vattakottai, as part of the defence-fortifications he undertook throughout Travancore. | ||
The fort is made of granite blocks and, today, a part of the fort extends into the sea. It is a protected site under the Indian archaeological department. A major renovation of the fort was undertaken recently by the department, and the site is now a popular tourist spot. | The fort is made of granite blocks and, today, a part of the fort extends into the sea. It is a protected site under the Indian archaeological department. A major renovation of the fort was undertaken recently by the department, and the site is now a popular tourist spot. | ||