Bastion Bungalow
April 19, 2010 by admin
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One of the seven Old Dutch Forts, Bastion Bungalow was built in the 17th century on the location of the Stromberg Bastion. The bungalow is marked for its first floor verandah, which has been made entirely out of wood and is believed to have secret network of tunnels in its underbelly, something that is still a mystery. Although moving towards destruction, even today it serves as the official residence of the sub-collector.
The walls have been constructed of laterite and brick in lime mortar, plastered with lime. The architectural character of the building is a beautiful fusion of colonial and traditional. Its strategic location and the combination of hipped roof and Mangalore pattern tiles on timber rafters, gives this building a visible presence.