Madhogarh Fort, Haryana
Madhogarh Fort | |
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Native name Hindi: माधोगढ़ का किला | |
Location | Madhogarh, Haryana, Haryana, India |
Coordinates | 28°17′52″N 76°1′59″E / 28.29778°N 76.03306°E |
Built | first half of 18th century |
Built for | Madho Singh I |
Architectural style(s) | Hindu |
Governing body | Archaeological Survey of India |
Madhogarh Fort is a fort located on top of Madhogarh Hill in the Aravalli mountain range, near Madhogarh village, in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana state in India.[1] It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Mahendragarh's Satnali Chowk on SH27 Mahendragarh-Satnali-Loharu State Highway. In the Madhogarh village, there are several old havelis of interest to tourists, built in the vernacular Hindu architecture in the style of Shekhawato havelis.
History
Madhogarh founded by
Attractions
Among the numerous forts spread across Haryana, only very few are hill forts. The Madogarh Fort is among those few hill forts of Haryana, hence special. Surrounded by the protective
The rampart is several meter high and it is built along the highest ridge line of the hill. It is made of stone masonry using the in-situ available stones. The rampart has a few feet high continuous parapet on top on the outward facing side of the rampart. There are several observation guard towers along the length of the rampart.
The Madhogarh Palace is a several story high building, with a 2-story high gateway as the main entrance.
The Madhogarh Garrison-cum-storage building is a large square-shaped ruined structure 50 m ariel distance northwest of the palace. It is accessible from the car park in front of the palace, via a 150 meter foot track running along the northern side of the palace.
The Madhogarh Step Well, built as the main water supply for the fort, is dependent on the rain water harvesting. The step well has a ghat, i.e. flight of stairs, leading down to the water. The rampart begins on the western corner of the stepwell. The step well is approximate 100 m ariel distance west of the palace, it is reachable by a 100 m foot track which begins 100 meter before the palace off the left or western side of the motorable road going to the palace.
The Madhogarh Ropeway and the Madhogarh Glass Bridge Skywalk are also planned. See also Ropeway s in India and Glass Bridge Skywalk in India.
Architecture
The architecture is of
From the perspective of defence, it is hard to access fort and stairs were formed by cutting the rocks in the hills.
Conservation and further development
The
In popular culture
Owing to its picturesque location, several movies including Kaun Kitne Paani Mein and Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid were shot here, as was Aditya Narayan's popular Haryanvi song "git pit git pit".
See also
References
- ^ "Gazetteer of Mahandragarh 1988" (PDF). Haryana Revenue Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ISBN 9789380844787.
- ^ Mittal, Satish Chandra (1986). Haryana, a Historical Perspective. Atlantic Publishers & Distri.
- ISBN 9781387044283.
- ^ Sohan Singh Khattar and Reena Kar, 2021, Know Your State Haryana, Arihant Publications, pp 308.
- ^ Haryana to develop new tourist spots
- ^ "Convention facilities to be set up". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Haryana govt to give a boost to tourism
- ^ No dearth of fund to develop tourism, UNI India, 8 Dec 2018.