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The Fort of Gwalior or the Gwalior Fort is a defence hill fort in Gwalior, India. Mughal Emperor Babur called it the "pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind" because of its impregnability and magnificence and it has also been nicknamed the Gibraltar of India. [2] The history of the fort goes back to the 5th century or perhaps to a period still ...
Gwalior Fort also known as Gibraltar of India is an 5th-century hill fort in the City Gwalior. View Of Chaturbhuj Temple. The Man Mandir Palace was built by the King of Tomar Dynasty – Man Singh Tomar in 15th century. Man Mandir is often referred as a Painted Palace because the painted effect of the Man Mandir Palace is due to the use of ...
Gwalior Fort plan 1901 showing locations of the five groups of monuments. The Gopachal rock-cut Jain monuments are located on the rock cliffs of the hill topped by the Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh. Gopgiri or Gop Parvat is the old designation of the Gwalior Fort.
Gwalior: Gwalior: Samadhi of Maharani Lakshmibai: S-MP-94 Raslilaghar Gwalior: Gwalior: Upload Photo: S-MP-95 Moti Mahal Gwalior: Gwalior: Moti Mahal: S-MP-96 Gwalior Fort (wall and Burj) Gwalior: Gwalior: Gwalior Fort (wall and Burj) More images: S-MP-97 Karnamahal Gwalior: Gwalior: Karnamahal: S-MP-98 Vikram mahal Gwalior: Gwalior: Upload ...
The Gwalior city and the fort is connected to other Indian cities by major highways NH 44 and 46 (Asian Highway 43 and 47), Gwalior junction railway station and Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (IATA: GWL). It is located near other historic Hindu and Jain temples from the medieval era. [2] [4] [5]
The Gujari Mahal Archeological Museum or State Archaeological Museum, sometimes called the "Gwalior Fort Museum", is a state museum in Gwalior, located in the fortress of Gujari Mahal. [1] It displays numerous artifacts of the region, including a fragment of the Garuda capital of the Heliodorus pillar from Vidisha .
The Gujari Mahal at Gwalior Fort was built by Man Singh Tomar. The 15th century Gujari Mahal is a monument of love by Raja Man Singh Tomar for his queen, Mrignayani. Due to the friction between Mrignayani and his other wives as Mrignayani was of lower caste, Raja Man Singh built the separate palace for her below the Gwalior fortress.
All fortifications whether European or Indian were termed forts. Thereafter this became the common usage in India. In local languages, the fort names are suffixed by local word for fort thus usage of the Sanskrit word durga, or Urdu word qila or the Hindi word garh or gad in Rajasthan, and Maharashtra is common. [1]