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Ranthambore Fort Rajasthan - Set within a National Park in Sawai Madhopur district, the Ranthambore Fort stands apart from the other forts of Rajasthan. The formidable exteriors of this Fort stand 700 feet above the plains on the Thambore Hills amid forests at the junction of the Aravallis and the Vindhyas.
Believed to be built in 944 AD by one of the rulers of the Chauhan clan, it is the oldest standing fort in Rajasthan, and has withstood attempts by Mughal rulers like Allah-ud-din Khilji, Feroz Tughlaq and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, before succumbing to an invasion in 1528. From the Mughals, the Ranthambore Fort passed on to the Jaipur royal family in the late 17th century, and the surrounding forest area became the royal hunting grounds
The Fort’s exterior walls run 7 km enclosing a 4 sq. km large complex offering a spectacular view of the national park. Access to the fort can be made only through a 20 minute walk up the flight of steps from the base of the hill. Amid the ruins of the old palaces, temples, cenotaphs, step wells and old houses, are a mosque and several temples. The Ganesh temple is particularly very popular amongst devotees. The Gupt Ganga is a series of steps cut within a rock leading to a stream.
The fine craftsmanship of the fort can be observed in its fabulous interiors of Badal Mahal and Hammir Court. The latter, named after its ruler, Rao Hammir is a hall with excellent acoustics. Stone walls ring the fort at Ranthambore buttressed by towers and bastions. Locally available stone has been used in the construction of the fort, and the quarried mines were used as reservoirs for storing water.
A trip to Ranthambore Fort offers an opportunity to observe the tiger in its natural habitat, since the Park is dedicated to the Project Tiger and has a fair concentration of leopards, caracals, jungle cats, rusty spotted cats, fishing cats and leopard cats, apart from 320 species of birds.
Believed to be built in 944 AD by one of the rulers of the Chauhan clan, it is the oldest standing fort in Rajasthan, and has withstood attempts by Mughal rulers like Allah-ud-din Khilji, Feroz Tughlaq and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, before succumbing to an invasion in 1528. From the Mughals, the Ranthambore Fort passed on to the Jaipur royal family in the late 17th century, and the surrounding forest area became the royal hunting grounds
The Fort’s exterior walls run 7 km enclosing a 4 sq. km large complex offering a spectacular view of the national park. Access to the fort can be made only through a 20 minute walk up the flight of steps from the base of the hill. Amid the ruins of the old palaces, temples, cenotaphs, step wells and old houses, are a mosque and several temples. The Ganesh temple is particularly very popular amongst devotees. The Gupt Ganga is a series of steps cut within a rock leading to a stream.
The fine craftsmanship of the fort can be observed in its fabulous interiors of Badal Mahal and Hammir Court. The latter, named after its ruler, Rao Hammir is a hall with excellent acoustics. Stone walls ring the fort at Ranthambore buttressed by towers and bastions. Locally available stone has been used in the construction of the fort, and the quarried mines were used as reservoirs for storing water.
A trip to Ranthambore Fort offers an opportunity to observe the tiger in its natural habitat, since the Park is dedicated to the Project Tiger and has a fair concentration of leopards, caracals, jungle cats, rusty spotted cats, fishing cats and leopard cats, apart from 320 species of birds.
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