Fort Emmanuel
| Fort Emmanuel | |
|---|---|
| Native name ഫോർട്ട് കൊച്ചി (Malayalam) | |
Watercolour painting of the fort of Kochi, with a British flag, from across the backwaters, unknown artists, around 1800 AD. | |
| Location | Fort Kochi, Kochi, India |
| Coordinates | 9°57′59″N 76°14′21″E / 9.9663°N 76.2391°E |
| Built | 1503 |
| Architectural style(s) | Portuguese |
Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India. It was built by the Portuguese to be a bastion & a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Kingdom of Cochin and the Kingdom of Portugal. Named after Manuel I of Portugal, it was the first European fort built in Asia.