" AN EVENING WALK THROUGH THE HEART OF THE FORT "
                 
            Yesterday, after a couple of months ago I decided to stroll inside Tippu Sultan Fort. The photos of the fort and its government buildings with a backdrop of misty sky & greenery is one of the most nostalgic things you could experience in your lifetime. Enjoy this page with a hot sip of coffee or tea.(Highly Recommended) Iam guaranteeing my viewers, for a moment they will get transported through time in some South Indian hill stations or in the North Indian winter.

                                                        
                       "Classic White Matha Church In Sultanpet Beneath Beautiful Dark Clouds." This Classic Baroque Splendid You Are Witnessing Is The Oldest Roman Catholic Cathedral In Palakkad Built For Tamil Christians By The British With The Help Of Italian Bishops In 1861-63 Period. Although This Church Was Started As A Small One In 1768. It Is Only In The 19th Century This Was Built In Its Present Form.   

Travancore Royal Symbol Of Counch On The Premises Of Municipal Library, FortMaidan.

Beautiful Pagoda Shaped Palakkad Municipal Library Building, KottaMaidanam.

This Beauty Can Never Be Explained. Jogger's Track & Palakkad Fort.

Play Things For Kids @ Vatika Gardens.

Classical Black Beauty Since 260 Years : Fort Of TippuSultan.

Decorated Inner Gate Of The Fort & ASI Symbol.

 Outstanding Aerial Views Of The Fort & Its Surrounding Places Reminds Us How Great Those Visionaries Were.(My Heartful Courtesy To Archaelogical Survey, HyderAli, Tippu Sultan,English East India Company & The British Government.)

          Vatika Gardens & Jogger's Track From Above.

Slit Used To Penetrate The Rifle & Fix The Target To Shoot The Enemy.

This Is Known As Ramp, Used To Move The Cannons Of Tippu In The Tower To Blast The Hell Out Of The British & Zamorin Forces. Cannon Balls Are Stored In That Cylindrical Battery.For Each Tower There Are Two Batteries For Keeping The Cannon Balls. 

               Two Cannon Ball Chambers & The Ground.

            This Chimney Was Used To Give Smoke Signals To Hyder Ali's Army Men In The Maidan. 

Military Hospital (Estd.1790) Is A Badly Maintained Heritage Building Inside The Fort. 

           This Cute Building Was Built As Apothecary Quarters. Now It Is Used By The Jailer.

                                                                    

                                            Excellent View Of English Garden & The Assistant Apothecary's Quarters.

              This Beautiful Building Was Built By Tippu Sultan For Storing Weapons & Also Used As A Granary Till The Permanent Evacuation Day In The Year 1784. After The Official Signing Of Treaty Of SriRangapattanam In 1790, By Tippu Sultan The Entire Malabar Was Transfered To The Hands Of Colonel Fullerton & Commander Wood Of British East India Company.

Armour & Granary Building Has Been Recently Cleaned & Restored For Good.

            From 1860's Onwards, The Cantonment Inside The Fort Got Shifted To Cannanore.(Kannur)             This Building Become The Chief Granary For The Municipality Of Palghat. 
                                                             

    Charming Fort Museum Building Once Housed The Head Quarters For The Palakkad Fort Police.

Different Views Of Sub Jail Building From Various Angles.

   Sub Jail,Treasury & Civil Supply Offices Are Located In This Magnificent 19th Century Building, Made In Indian & English Styles .

  
   If Properly Maintained, This Will Become One Of The Classical Old Buildings In The State.

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                                                                                          GouriSankar.K

             ERNAKULAM CITY,MATTANCHERRY & FORT KOCHI ON 02/07/2014, 03/07/2014

Me GouriSankar.K With K.P.S.Dev Sir Leading Producer, Upcoming Script Writer & Director Of Cine Bharath Image Film Institute &Productions.Photo From His Kaloor Office.

Pechiyamman Temple Gopuram @ Amman Kovil Road, Ernakulam.

YMCA Ernakulam Is One Of The Oldest In The Country Started In 1944.

Sunny Diamonds Building Is A Newly Designed Building Using French Gothic & Chateau Styles.

This Is The Entrance Gate For Dutch Palace & Pazhayanoor Devi Temple.

                        A Distant View Of Pazhayanoor Devi Temple & Jewish Synagogue.

Jewish Synagogue & Clock Tower Built In 16th Century A.D

Mattancherry Palace Museum Is One Of The Most Beautiful Historic Museums In The Country.This Palace Is A Good Looking One & Was Built By Portuguese And Presented To The Raja Of Cochin In 1555 A.D. After The Dutch Took Over The Power From Portugues. They Renamed It As Dutch Palace. This Museum Contains Old Stamps, Portraits, Photos, Maps Of Cochin, History Of Kerala & Ernakulam In Particular, Documents, Palanquins Made Of Ivory, Weapons, Armour, Royal Attire & Many More. If Mattancherry Is On Your List, Then You Must Never Miss This Treasure Palace.

Exit Gate Leading Visitors Outside The Palace Compounds.

                   Thakur Bungalow Is A Magnificient Bungalow Which Was Built On Gelderland Bastion, One Of The Seven Bastions Of Old Dutch Fort. Now a North Indian Tea Merchant Has Owned This Bungalow And Renamed It Thakur Bungalow.It Was Earlier Known As Kunnel Bungalow In Malayalam. 

   Heritage Hotels Are Sprouting Like Mushrooms In Fort Kochi.This Is Poovath Heritage Resort.

Dutch Cemetary Is Where Dutch Naval Officers & Merchants Were Buried.

Awesome View Of Arabian Sea & Vypin Island From Fort Kochi Beach @ 4:00 P.M.

A Walk Through Beach Promenade @ Evening Is Good For Health.

A British Colonial Building Built In 19th Century Near Fort Cochin Beach.

Classic Public Works Department Rest House Built In Early 1900's.

Today Koder House Is A Jewish Restaurant Owned By A Jewish Family.They Serve Mainly Jewish Kosher Food. This Building Is A Beautiful One, Which Was Built In 1808 By Samuel S.Koder Of The Cochin Electrical Company

Old Harbour Hotel Is One Of The Oldest In India.This Beautiful Building Once Housed A Famous Tea Broking Firm Called Carrit Moran & Company Built In The Year 1808. 

The Tower Heritage Hotel Built In 1862. This Charming Building Once Housed The Office & Residence Of Pierce Leslie & Company Who Traded Coffee & Tea.

Rose Street Is One Of The Most Charming Streets In Fort Kochi.

Beautiful Portuguese, Dutch & British Colonial Buildings & Streets In Fort Kochi.

               This Cute Walking Bridge Connects Fab India & Koder House Buildings. 

                                         Same Bridge From Opposite Direction.

Vasco House Is Where Vasco Da Gama Is Said To Be Lived, Whenever He Visited Kochi.

Fort Kochi Post Office.

On The Premises Of Parade Ground.

Parade Ground Is One Of The Oldest Military & Naval Exercise Grounds In The World. This Ground Was Designed & Built During The Portuguese Period. (16th Century) Later Used By Dutch & Finally By The British. After Independence, Cochin Corporation Owned The Ground.

David Hall Art Gallery, St.Francis Church, Cochin Club Are Some Of The Few Colonial Buildings Surrounding The Ground.

Parade Ground From Different Angles, Very Beautiful Isn't It.

           David Hall Art Gallery Was Built By Dutch East India Company In 1695 By Dutch Governor Of Cochin, Hendrick Adrian Van Rheede. The Famous Name Which We Malayalis Remember Him As A Great Author Who Wrote 'Hortus Malabaricus'. (A Complete Collection Of Medicinal Plants Found On Western Ghats) But How many Of Us Even Know The Efforts Of Itti Achyuthan A Great Thiyya Ayurvedic Physician. Renowned Dubash or Translators Who Worked In The Court Of Raja Of Kochi Namely Ranga Bhatt, Vinayaka Pandit, Appu Bhatt.(Konkani Speaking Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins) How many Of Us have Even Heard These Names In Our Life?

                          Saint Francis Church (16th Century) Is The Oldest European Church In India. This Church Was Originally Built By Portuguese As A Roman Catholic Church. Later, When Dutch Defeated Portuguese, This Church Become A Protestant One. After British Gained Full Control Over Cochin, They Converted To A CSI English Protestant Evangelical Church.

Cochin Club Is One Of The Oldest Clubs In The Country. This Club Started To Function In 1905 As An Exclusive European Only Club Till August 15, 1947.

Delta Study Building Is One Of The Best Five Colonial Buildings Of Fort Kochi. This Classic Bungalow Once Housed A Swiss Commodity Trading Company Called 'Volkart' In The Year 1808. Now It is Used As A School Building.  

Me, MySelf In The Beach. Photo Taken By A Boy Who Was Playing FootBall.

Beach & Back Water Scenary Is Beautiful, But In Some Areas, It's Really Dirty.

Chinese Fishing Nets In Fort Kochi Is A Must Attraction, Even If You Miss Other Monuments In This Place.You ShouldNot Miss This Old Wonder Built In 1443 By Chinese FisherFolk, As Per The Instruction Of Kublai Khan Great Emperor Of Medieval China & Presented To The Raja Of Cochin. 

"Amazing Beauty Of Sea From Fort Kochi Beach, Reminds Me Of Sea Farers Around The Globe Came To Kochi During The Times Of European Renaissance For Spice Trade."

A Ship Approaching The Harbour.

Hope You All Enjoyed This Wonderful Trip To Ernakulam, Mattancherry & Fort Kochi.

                                          Thank You

                                                 Gouri Sankar.K