Thursday, April 28, 2016

Royal Enclosure, Champaner

The historical place Champaner of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park has several  structures of architectural importance. One such structure is Royal Enclosure.



It is fortified area with high defensive stone walls, towers and gates. Built by Mehmud Begda in the 14th century, it formed a rectangle area measuring 1480 meters by 280 meters.



The enclosure can be entered through Halol Gate followed by Badhra Gate.



Within these walls there were  palaces, gardens, royal mosque and administrative buildings.

22 comments:

Jeevan said...

Marvelous outlook! Great photos on the fort

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Magnificent!

Anonymous said...

What a great place.

Steffi said...

Wonderful photos,Rajesh!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Beautiful and so historical!!

Photo Cache said...

Looks impenetrable.

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Al said...

Massive, imposing, and very impressive. Your photos get across the solidity of this fortress.

GreenComotion said...

What a majestic fortress!
Love your photos.
Have a Happy Day, Rajesh!!
Peace :)

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

A majestic fort captured

Maude Lynn said...

Really cool pictures!

LindyLouMac said...

I always enjoy my visits to your blog for a virtual tour of your beautiful country.

The Greenockian said...

Looks amazing!

Kathe W. said...

amazing photos! The scalloped tops of the building are so sculptural. wow!

Anonymous said...

Very impressive!

Pietro Brosio said...

Magnificent fort!

bj said...

A great post....:)

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

It looks like a medieval castle!

Alexander said...

Nice walls of the castle.

Alexander
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Yogi Saraswat said...

Nicely maintained !!

Jyotirmoy Sarkar said...

Magnificent fort, very nice captures.

Purba chakraborty said...

Wonderful pictures :)

Abhijit Ray said...

Such pictures give goosebumps. So many armies must have passed through these gates. So many laughters and cries, happiness and sorrow are trapped within four walls of the fort. With right mental state one can feel the soul of the fort and people that inhabited it.