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A ruined British fort.
Fort St David is a ruined former East India Company fort at Cuddalore, on the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Established on the site of an earlier fortified trading post and acquired by the Company in 1690, it developed into one of the principal English strongholds on the south-eastern coast. After the French capture of Fort St George in 1746, Fort St David served as the seat of the Government of Madras until 1752.
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The collection represents the history, culture, flora and fauna of the district. Natural History specimens include South Indian timbers, fibres, swans, bears, lizards and snakes. Wood fossils and ammonite fossils are also on display. A sculpture garden in the museum welcomes visitors. In this sculpture garden Sivalinga, Nandhi, Vishnu, monkey sculptures, Narashima, Surya and Chandikeswara are displayed. The development of Tamil script, a dinosaur model and a model of Kali sculpture made of Fibreglass are kept at the entrance of the building.