Sunday, July 26, 2009

Warangal fort
















It is one of the most famous of the medieval fort of the Deccan; Warangal town was established in the 12th century by Prolaraja. The fort Warangal is built with geometric intricacies during the reign of Ganapathi Deva, in 1199 ad and was completed by his daughter Rani Rudramadevi in 1261 ad. It is located at a distance of 12 kms from Hanamkonda. It has tow walls, the inner one being made of stone and the outer wall is of mud. It is it is 56 feet in height and 72 ft wide.
The four large elaborately carved gateways, which can be still seen, were the creation of the then architects, which they called as “Kirti Toranas”

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