Fortress
Ponda Fort
🇮🇳 India
The Ponda Fort is located near Ponda, in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. The present structure is a modern reconstruction on this location and converted into a park. In 2017 the lower walls of the fort had collapsed, due to neglect and also due to the use of poor quality materials during a previous (1977) renovation. The original structure was constructed of stone and mud, and left bare, the new structure contains stone, concrete and is plastered and painted red.
Text adapted from “Ponda Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ponda Fort ranks #6,624 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #166 of the 179 mapped in India. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ponda Fort?
Ponda Fort stands in India, at 15.41278°, 73.98917°.
How famous is Ponda Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,624 of 8,134 worldwide, and #166 in India. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ponda Fort?
Fort of São Tiago of Banastarim, about 9 km away.
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