The peach-hued seafront Dansborg fort dates from 1624 and was occupied by the British in 1801. In its prime, it was the world's second-largest Danish castle. It now houses a small but fascinating museum on the region’s Danish history. Danish NGOs are busy restoring some of the colonial-era houses opposite.
Dansborg
Tamil Nadu
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Tranquebar's post office has occupied the same dishevelled little building since 1884.
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