Heritage walk

URBAN MAJOR INSERT

SITE : MOTI DAMAN FORT , ( GOVERNOR’S PALACE), DAMAN.
Name of the Property: THE HIERONYMUS FORT – GOVERNOR’S PALACE LOCATION

Currently known as :   Moti daman fort

Location Address:  Fort Area, Moti Daman, Daman,

Daman and Diu 396210

Status :   Archaeological Monument

Present Condition : Moderate DAMAN

Architectural Quality : Medium

Age/Date:                  1559 A.D.

                                         
Ownership:                   Government
  
Usage:                           Heritage monument

Property-Category:     Under ASI

Present:                        Residential neighborhood 

Past:                               for the protection from foreign invaders- used for war &
protection

Security: Govt office security only

Area:             30,000 sq m

Structure:                    3 Floors [G+2]

Constraints for planning: Houses offices and residences, hence mgmt.

issues
Historical Significance:
 Daman is a “CITY OF TWIN FORT, each built on the opposite bank of river Daman Ganga.
 Portuguese acquired Daman & Diu as their grand design to control the trade of Indian Ocean.
Portuguese acquired Daman from Shah’s of Gujarat.
They attacked it several times and finally obtained it in 1559 and there after it was under Portuguese rule till it’s liberation on 1961.
 The fort houses all kind of major administrative buildings, residences of officials, governor’s house & farm lands.
Appealing historical aspects of the fort are the many churches, chapels and monasteries. 

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Architectural Description:
The Fort is polygonal in plan with projections at regular intervals of about 500 feet and carrying 10 splayed angular bastions.
The parapet above the fortification walls is without merlons but is provided with loopholes.
The terraces close to the top of the wall are connected to the inner ground surface by open flight of steps at many places
The main street that runs from land gate to sea gate
All along the inner wall, there are barracks for defence personnel.
The fort is protected by a moat (that is now dry) on southern side and by the river on northern side.
The ancient fort is famous for housing a large number of cannons
On the Northern side within the confine of the fort are located the palaces, the secretariat and other official buildings.

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Polygon shaped fort Angular Bastions Open flight steps

Loopholes
Threats to the Property:
• The historic fabric of the fort is deteriorating and degrading
• Dilapidation of uses
• Aging & Weathering
• Beach breeze & Humidity
• The growing of weeds & plants
• Lack of maintenance and negligence of settlement
• Deterioration of mortar
• Degradation of sand stone

Negligence:  
• Negligence,
• Poor Maintenance
• Degradation of sand stone

Urban Pressures: NIL

Condition Description:
• Degrading sand stones
• Broken structures
• Weeds &Vegetations grown all over the fort walls and pathways
• Deterioration of mortar from the gateways
• Growing algae, black moss over the walls

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MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN MOTI DAMAN

• MOTI DAMAN IS SERENLY GORGEROUS GETAWAY WITH GOLDEN BEACHES, DENSE PALM GROVES,
MANGROVES & HISTORICAL MONUMENTS & CHURCHES.

• MOTI DAMAN WAS THE MAIN PROVINCE OF PORTUGUESE RULE.

• IT HAS MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT TOURIST SPOTS IN DAMAN THAT ATTRACTS VISITORS IN DROVES.

• MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE CENTERS & PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICES & MAIN CHURCHES & HERITAGE
MONUMENTS ARE SETTLED INSIDE THE FORT.

• APART FROM THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS- THE FORT HOUSES ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS,
CHURCHES, SECRETARIAT,GOVERNOR’S HOUSES WHICH ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE
PLACE OF ABYSSINIAN STRUCTURES.

• MANY ORIGINAL PORTUGUESE BUILDINGS ARE NOW CONVERTED & USED AS GOV. OFFICES, BUT
THEIR ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE IS STILL INTACT. MOSTLY THE BUILDINGS CAN BE CONSIDERED TO
BE IN ADAPTIVE REUSE. HENCE, PRESERVING THE OLD DAMAN
.
• THE BUILDINGS ARE PAINTED IN MEDITERRANEAN PASTEL COLOURS LIKE OCHRE, BLUE, PINK
MAKING THE WHOLE AREA PRETTY.

• THE DAMAN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (D.M.C.) IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDING & CONTINUES TO BE AN
INSTITUTION FOR LOCAL SELF GOV.
 THE CITY OF TWIN FORT WHY WAS THE FORT BUILT?
• DAMAN IS THE CITY OF TWIN FORT, EACH BUILT ON THE OPPOSITE BANKS OF THE DAMAN- • THEY WERE BUILT TO PROTECT THE ADMINISTRATION AND REGION FROM FOREIGN TRADERS.
GANGA RIVER AT THE
CONFLUENCE WHERE THE RIVER MERGES WITH ARABIAN SEA. • PORTUGUESE HOUSED THEIR SOLDIERS & WAREHOUSES INSIDE THE FORT.
• THE NAME “ DAMAN” IS PROBABLY DERIVED FROM “ DAMAN GANGA RIVER”. • IT WAS EASY FOR SHIPS TO LAY ANCHOR.
• PORTUGUESE ACQUIRED DAMAN & DIU AS A PART OF THEIR GRAND DESIGN TO CONTROL THE • IT ALSO HOUSED POST & TELGRAPH FACILITIES, HENCE HELPED TRADE & COMMERCE-
TRADE OF INDIAN COMMUNICATION.
OCEAN. (CONQUERED ON 1559).

• DAMAN RENOWNED FOR IT’S DOCKS & SHIP-BUILDING YARDS.

• FROM 1559 – IT WAS THE RULE OF PORTUGUESE TILL IT’S LIBERATION ON 19TH DECEMBER, 1961.

• LATER IN DAMAN & DIU BECAME A PART OF THE U.T. OF GOA, DAMAN & DIU UNDER
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

• NANI DAMAN FORT IS THE SMALLEST FORT AMONG BOTH THE FORTS.

• FORT WAS USED FOR MILITARY PURPOSE.

• THIS FORT WAS BUILT TO PROTECT & CONTROL THE MARITIME TRADE ON ARABIAN SEA
• IT WAS BUILT OF SANDSTONE ROCKS. COAST.

• FORTS WERE APPROACHED FROM A BRIIDGE NAMELT – DAMAN- GANGA BRIDGE • COMMODITIES LIKE --- PEPPER, TEXTILES, SANDALWOOD, JEWELS, HORSES, SILK, MUSK,
AFRICAN SLAVES WERE IMPORTED VIA THESE FORTIFICATIONS.

FORT HAS TWO PARTS:

1. UPPER PART : IT HAS UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE CHAMBER, GUN POWDER ROOMS,
LIGHTHOUSE, 10- BASTIONS, SECRET PASSAGE USED DURING TIME OF WAR & EMERGENCY.

2. LOWER PART : SAFE BERTH FOR PORTUGUESE SHIPS.

• MOTI DAMAN FORT WAS THE MAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AREA/ CENTER. IT HAS GOVERNMENT
HOUSES, OFFICIALS , RESIDENCE SEMINARY, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, FARM- AGRICULTURE
LANDS.

• IT HAS 2 MAJOR GATES FOR ACCESS –

1. LAND GATE
2. SEA GATE
 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN PROPOSAL
 AIM: To promote heritage walk as a tool to sustain the historical tourism. To keep the life of the historical monuments alive by preserving and
maintaining the old Portuguese historic fabric. Also to affiliate the native , tourists , heritage & coast line.

• STATEMENT: By providing a heritage walk will ensure to make Moti daman fort area a brand to seize the experience of Portuguese bygone era
and also providing an economic opportunity. Storytelling creates impact and for centuries have been a way to connect with places. The power of
stories on heritage walks makes a difference and creates an emotional connection encouraging communities, cultures, and environments to share
their past. The idea to provide a museum of Portuguese will help in depicting the culture of local Daman and the Portuguese life of bygone era.
Hence giving the tourist the whole scenario of Daman.

• OBJECTIVE : Providing a recreational & aesthetic experience for the tourists & to facilitate some basic requirements of natives.
• ISSUES :
1. LACK OF MAINTENANCE & NEGLIGENCE

2. NO PROPER SIGNAGES

3. NO PROPER STREET FURNITURE AND LIGHTINGS

4. LACK OF SECURITY

5. DETERIORATION OF HERITAGE MONUMENTS

6. UNSEEN HERITAGES

7. LACK OF AWARENESS

8. NO PROPER BASIC FACILITIES TO NATIVES

9. NO GUIDING FACILITIES FOR TOURISTS

10. DEGRADING HISTORIC FABRIC

11. GROWING WEEDS & VEGETATIONS OVER THE DILAPITATED STRUCTURES

GOVERNOR’S PALACE – MOTI DAMAN FORT
FORT AREA : 30,000SQ. M. – 7.4 ACRE

500 M
 Marine Drive leading towards Administrative Quarters Old Daman Ganga Bridge Pedestrian Bridge Rajiv Gandhi Setu Bridge
Jampore Beach

Old Portuguese Light House Proposed Public Realm

Sessions Court
Sea Gate ( Exit)
New Light House

House Of Poet Boccage

Miramar Cafe Pargola Garden

Engineers Vocational Cell

Science
Museum
Revenue Dept.
Primary Health Care Centre
Secretariat

Convent of Fatima
Sports Complex School
Dominican Monastry
Govt. Higher Secondary School
Government House

Reserved Forest – Bom Jesus Church

Restricted Area
STP
Sub Jail
Passport Office
CATHOLIC CEMETERY
D.M.C. Office Post Office
Land Gate ( Entry)

MAACHIWAD
Municipal Garden
GOVERNOR’S PALACE – MOTI DAMAN FORT Chapel of Lady Rosario
IMPORTANT LANDMARKS
SITE ANALYSIS : GOVERNOR’S PALACE – MOTI DAMAN FORT
• BY LAWS:
• TOPOGRAPHY: If the minimum size of plot is ranging from 10,001 – 25,000 s then minimum percentage of
The site is a flat plain land near the sea coast – 250 m away from natural drain slope towards the open should be 12.5.
the sea.
For the plot area above 801 sq. m.
• SOIL CONDITION : • Setbacks :
The soils in the area can be divided into 2 groups based on their origin. The soils all along the Front – 6.00m
coast and the banks of the creek are alluvial soils where as in rest of the area the soils are Rear – 4.00m
derived from the weathering of basaltic rocks. Sides – G=4.00m, G+1=4.50m, G+2 = 5.00m, G+3=5.50m

Alluvium deposits are river terrace type along the banks of river Daman Ganga. The coastal soil,
as they are deposited in saline water, is saline & alkaline with almost uniform texture which is
clayey loam to silty loam. The soils are dark grey to black in colour. Both Ph and Electrical
conductivity values are extremely high. These soils are difficult to reclaim due to higher
content, low permeability, high water table & high salinity.
• Max. Ground Coverage : 40%
• Traditional architecture will be maintained for all buildings with sloping roofs and a height
ceiling of 7 m.
• All construction will be done complying with the CRZ regulations.
 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
WITHIN THE FORT
• LAND GATE

• OLD WAR TANK

• D.M.C. BUILDING

• POST OFFICE

• MUNICIPAL GARDEN

• CHAPEL OF LADY ROSARY

• BOM JESUS CHURCH

• OLD PORTUGUESE BUILDINGS

• GOVERNOR’S HOUSE

• SECRETARIAT

• DOMINICAN MONASTRY

• LIBERATION DAY MEMORIAL

• SCIENCE MUSEUM

• SESSIONS COURT

• PARGOLA GARDEN

• HOUSE OF POET BOCCAGE

• OLD PORTUGUESE LIGHT HOUSE

• SEA GATE

• NEW LIGHT HOUSE

• JETTY GARDEN

Tourism landmarks in Moti Daman Fort • MARINE DRIVE

• AS PER REGIONAL LAND USE PLAN- MOTI DAMAN FORT IS LOCATED IN “U1” –
URBANISABLE ZONE i.e., MUNICIPAL AREA

• U1 URBANIZABLE ZONE : URBAN AREA & EXPANSION

URBANISABLE ZONE - U 1
26.1 Use Provisions 26.1.1

Lands in the U 1 may be used for any of the following purposes, namely.

a) Residences;

b) Retail shops, Restaurants, Hotel and Banks;

c) Offices of local authorities, local offices of the Government and public utility concerns, and
offices of the professionals and others providing similar services;

d) Personal service establishments and repair services;

e) Educational, medical, social or religious institutions, libraries and museums;

f) Research and development institutes, scientific institutes and laboratories and training institutes;

g) Vehicle parking areas, garages, petrol pumps, weigh-bridges, service stations and automobile repair
workshops;

h) Television and broadcasting Studios, Film Studios, Cinema, Art Galleries, Exhibition Centres and
Convention Centres ;

i) Parks, gardens, play-fields, swimming pools, and stadium ;

j) Religious places and allied activities;

k) Service/Light industries as defined in Annexure 18.

l) Roads. Bridges, dams, railway lines and related facilities such as bus shelters, bus stations, Taxi
stands, railway stations, heliports, jetties, pipelines, electricity transmission lines, Communication
towers, and such other public utilities.
CRZ CATEGORY • The land area HTL to 500m on the landward side along the sea front.
• The land area between HTL & LTL which is will be termed as INTER TIDAL
ZONE.

CLASSIFICATION OF COASTAL
REGULATION ZONE – CRZ:

1. CRZ-1 :
•All reserved forest / proposed reserved forest of Daman

•Moti Daman Fort & 200m belt around the Moti Daman Fort

•Nani Daman Fort & 200m belt around the Nani Daman Fort

•All sand dunes in Daman

•Along the rivers ( Kolak, DamanGanga, Kalai, Creeks, Bck waters the CRZ
areas having Mangroves & Mud flats are classified as CRZ-I.

•All mangroves within an area of 1000 sq.m. or more with a buffer zone
atleast 50m.

•The sea shore where the Kolak river meets the sea.

•The area between Low Tide Line ( LTL) & High Tide Line ( HTL).

2. CRZ-II :
• NANI DAMAN SIDE : Area starting from the northern boundary
of municipal area & extending up to 200m in the northern side of
Nani daman.

• MOTI DAMAN SIDE : Area starting from 200m south of Moti

Daman Fort & extending upto the southern boundary of Daman
Municipal Area.
• LOCATION : Kodhidhar Beach, Sunset Point, Diu, Diu Island.

• A lodging facility for the tourists.

• Diu Tent City, provides a unique experience of accommodation on the beach in luxurious
tents
• It provide all the facilities like attached bathroom, 24*7 rooms service, clubhouse activities
and many more.

Property amenities
Free parking
Free breakfast
Beach

Room features
Room service

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picturesque escapade here complements the joy that lies in the spirit of adventure.
Flying above the sparkling waters or speeding through it,India's one of its kind
water festival is full of land, water and air adventure activities all set on the
beaches of Diu. The festival also represents the culture and tradition of Diu.

A tent city, where people can rejoice and relax, while at the same time be
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very important part of a DiuTour packages with more and more people coming
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CASE STUDY 1: “ TENT CITY – DIU”

Site area: 5.31 acre
722 sq. m.