Brief hestory of fort building

During the Age of Discovery, in the 100 years from the mid 15th to the mid 17th, (that is, about 500 years ago) many seafaring nations of Europe engaged in intensive exploration of the world, both to the east and to the west, in their own sailing ships. Their explorations were to map the planet, establish direct contacts with Africa, the Americas, Asia and the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean and establish overseas empires for the next three hundred odd years.

The Portuguese, the Spaniards, the Dutch, the British and the French founded overseas empires losing and wining a considerable number of battles for land, sea routes, commerce and religion.  In their newly established empires, they maintained themselves by building Forts, most of which have now disappeared to date, though. A remarkable specimen of one such piece of ancient architecture built by the Europeans still dwells among the untrodden ways, beside the Indian Ocean, by many a traveller, a fort whom there are none to praise and very few to love.