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Compared
to Indian standards, Goan forts are very small in size. Nonetheless, these
are historic specimens of immense military, political and economic
importance in a land crisscrossed by rivers and canals and bordered by sea
on the west. The old monuments, now in ruins are mute testimony to the
joys and sorrows, and colourful and dark events of a bygone era. Some are
awesome in sheer size like the
Ruins of the St. Augustine's Tower, while others are marvellous
pieces of architecture, such as the Gate of the Adil Shah's Palace at Old
Goa.