Later, during the Meiji period, a brick fort and lighthouse were built.
At the mouth of Charleston's harbor, on a small island, stood a little brick fort.
Emboldened, they shift their headquarter to a small brick fort.
Besides the brick fort, there was an earth and brick gunline along the river bank.
The current brick fort was built in 1822, and renamed Fort Wood in 1827, with its current name being given in 1851.
Even so, it encompasses a half mile and remains the biggest brick fort in the Western Hemisphere, according to the National Park Service.
The brick fort had been doomed from the start, and proven to be a grand white elephant of a different hue.
The 50 acre park encompasses the historic brick fort built in 1809, a coastal defense battery built in 1898, and a visitor center.
In Aurangzeb's reign (1658-1707 AD) a brick fort was built here.
The brick fort, home to Lord Horatio Nelson during 1779, still stands proud and "ship-shape. "