http://www.tourismgwalior.org Tourismgwalior.org provides Tourism In Gwalior, Gwalior Tourism Guide, Gwalior Travel Tourism Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.tourismgwalior.org/2010/01/about-fort/ http://www.tourismgwalior.org/2010/01/about-fort/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:06:20 +0000 admin http://www.tourismgwalior.org/?p=111 This fort is situated at Gopachal, nearly 100m above the town of Gwalior. It’s width ranges from nearly 1km, to less than 200m. The walls, which encircle the fort, are solid and nearly 10m high. In places the cliff overhangs and elsewhere it has been clipped to make it steep and hence unscalable. It earned the reputation of being North and Central India’s most impregnable fort. Babur described the fort as, “The pearl amongst fortresses in India”.
The fort also enjoys the advantage of an unlimited water supply, as there are many water tanks on the plateau.
The fort can be approached from the south or the northeast. The latter approach starts from the archaeological museums and leads to the doors of the Man Singh Palace. The southern entrance is via the URBAI GATE and goes past the cliff face with Jain Sculptures on it.

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Standing on a steep mass of sandstone, Gwalior Fort dominates the city and is its most significant monument. It has been the scene of momentous events, imprisonment, battles and jauhars . A steep road winds upwards to the fort, flanked by statues of the Jain tirthankaras, carved into the rock face. The magnificent outer walls of the fort still stand, two miles in length and 35 feet high, bearing witness to its reputation for being one of the most invincible forts of India . ]]> http://www.tourismgwalior.org/2009/12/gwalior-fort/feed/ 0