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From the east a series of gates punctuates the worn steps of the path leading up to the fort. You enter from Fort Rd by the Gwalior Gate, dating from 1660.
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You’ll pass a 9th-century Vishnu shrine known as the Chaturbhuj Mandir before reaching the fourth gate on the eastern approach to Gwalior Fort.
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This concrete pillar, erected to commemorate Indian independence, stands in the middle of a seven-way junction in the southwestern part of town.
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Behind the Jehangir Mahal, the 'camel stables' (possibly, in fact, a royal pleasure pavilion) overlook a green landscape dotted with monuments.
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Stars and octagons perforate the domed roofs of this tiny bathhouse, which had hot and cold water and a hypocaust (underfloor-heated) sauna.
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Pillar 25 (east of the Great Stupa) dates from the Sunga period (2nd century BC). Its lion capital is in the Archaeological Museum.
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Probably dating from the 14th century, this is the fourth gate you pass through on the way up to Gwalior Fort from the east side.
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The 5th-century AD Pillar 26 is an inferior imitation of Pillar 10. Its lion capital can be seen in the Archaeological Museum.
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Set of Jain rock sculptures on the western approach to Gwalior Fort, with 11 large or medium-size tirthankar figures.
Archaeological Survey of India Museum
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Built by the British as a hospital and jail, this small museum now houses a ho-hum collection of Gwalior-area antiquities.
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The second gate on the eastern approach to Gwalior Fort, named after Badal Singh, Man Singh’s uncle.
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The third of the surviving gates on the eastern approach to Gwalior Fort, built in the 15th century.
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A small four-pillared Hindu temple to the hermit Gwalipa, after whom both fort and town are named.
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Beyond Temples 18 and 17, the large Temple 40 dates back to the Ashokan period, in part.
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The 2nd-century BC Stupa 4 stands behind Stupa 3, but only its base is left.
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This mosque was built by Sikander Jahan Begum in 1862. Similar in style to the Jama Masjid in Delhi, it's a smaller marble-faced mosque with two dark-pink…
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The samadhi (resting place of ashes) and equestrian monument of Lakshmibai, the Rani (Queen) of Jhansi, a heroine of the First War of Independence (Indian…
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A walk of about 1km west from Reechgarh (which is 3.3km west of the Jai Stambh) leads to a small, crystal-clear pool called Ramya Kund.
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These two pillars form an ingenious Persian-designed cooling system, being perforated on the top in order to catch the wind, while their lower parts were…
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The Scindia School, a top Indian boys' boarding school, occupies most of the southern end of the Gwalior Fort plateau. It's not open to casual visitors.
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Courtiers built their own mansions within the fortified walls of the palace area. This one, built in the 17th century, was one of the largest.
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Near the Vishvanath Temple, the white Pratapeswar is a much more recent bricks-and-mortar structure built around 200 years ago.
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Colourfully painted, pointed-arch gate over the street 400m east of the Gopal Mandir.
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The tall white minaret of this mosque is a landmark en route from the train station to the Mahakaleshwar Mandir.
Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Entrance Gate
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Entrance and ticket counter of the Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
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Landmark on a busy intersection in the Freeganj area east of the railway station.
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One of Mandu's northern bastions, through which the northbound road passes.
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One of Mandu's northern bastions, through which the northbound road passes.
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One of the less ancient remains at Sanchi's Buddhist Monuments site.
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One of the old city gates, through which the modern road now passes.
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In the middle of a busy roundabout near the Sarwate Bus Stand.
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Landmark in the Freeganj area east of the railway station.
