<P> 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 . The fort is situated in the northern extremity of Vypeen island and is hexagonal in shape , a form popularly known as ayikkotta or alikotta . </P>
<P> 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 . The fort is situated in the northern extremity of Vypeen island and is hexagonal in shape , a form popularly known as ayikkotta or alikotta . </P>
where is the portugal fort build in 1503
where is the portugal fort build in 1503
Pallippuram , Vyppin , Ernakulam district of Kerala , south India
Pallippuram , Vyppin , Ernakulam district of Kerala , south India