Gandaulim Fort

Gandaulim Fort, also known as Gaudelupchar Fort, was a military installation constructed in 1537 on the eastern tip of Ilhas de Goa in India. Built from laterite stones and mud, the fortress stood approximately 20 meters in height and served as a defensive structure for the settlement of São Braz. The fort was also home to a chapel dedicated to St. Blaise, which was later elevated to church status in 1563. The fortification represents an important example of 16th-century Portuguese colonial military architecture in Goa.

By the early 21st century, Gandaulim Fort had deteriorated significantly, with only its entrance gate and a few crumbling walls remaining as evidence of its former structure. These last vestiges were demolished in the 2000s by government authorities as part of a road expansion project designed to widen the approach road to the Gandaulim-Cumbarjua ferry. The fort is now classified as abandoned ruins and is open to the public, though no physical structures remain to be visited. Today, the site is under the ownership and control of the Government of Goa and serves as a historical landmark representing the region's colonial past.