Alwar Fort

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Alwar is a prominent tourist place in Rajasthan. The city has a beautiful fort, the Bala Quila or the Alwar fort. It is situated high up on the 300 m steep cliff. Hasan Mewati built this fort long before the Mughal period in 1550 AD. It passed from the Mughals, Marathas, Jats until the Kachhwaha Rajputs finally captured it.

Before making a plan to visit Alwar fort which is also called Bala Quila, make proper planning and do adequate arrangements. Plenty of online information is easily accessible which can be sensibly implemented to make your trip to the fort easy and enjoyable. Moreover, you can thoroughly enjoy the surrounding sight-seeing areas along with your loved ones if you follow good planning to cover all the surrounding tourist spots.

History of Alwar Fort

Alwar Fort has been built during the sixteenth century. In 1775, it was taken over by Rana Pratap Singh wherein till date; there is difference in opinions amongst historians about the exact manner in which it was conquered. The first Mughal king Babur has spent a night in this fort. He took away the treasure from here to gift it to his son, Humayun. Jahangir is also said to have stayed here when he was in exile. The place where he stayed is called as Salim mahal.

The monument Alwar Fort is an ideal example of Indo Islamic architecture that attracts a large number of architect students. Every year, a large number of students make an educational tour along with their professors to explore the beautifully crafted fort and the surrounding ruins.

Structure of Alwar Fort

The walls of this fort are about 5 kms long from north and south and 1.6 kms from east and west. The Alwar fort stands about 1000 feet above the city of Alwar towering it. The name Bala Quila means young fort. There is amazing fortification surrounding the Nikumbha mahal palace, which has graceful Bengal canned marble columns. The balconies of this palace are delicately latticed. The fort has 15 large and 51 small towers and has 446 loopholes for musketry. There are eight towers to defend it. The most significant are the 3599 kanguras and each of them contains two loopholes for musketry.

You can enter the fort from six gates. They are called as Jai pol, Suraj pol, Laxman pol, chand pol, Krishna pol and the Andheri pol. There are other structures like the jal mahal, Salim sagar, Suraj kund and Nikumbha mahal. There are about 15 temples in the fort belonging to various deities. The most impressive aspect of the fort is the spectacular view of the city and the beautiful countryside below.

Since this fort contains a radio transmitter station, you can visit it only with special permission. For this, you will have to meet the superintendent of police Alwar. The fort is accessible by four-wheeler or by a steep footpath. The major tourist attractions of the Bala Quila are the Top wale Hanumanji temple, Chakradhari Hanumanji temple, Sita Ram temple and the army area.

Benefits of Vacation Packages

To make your journey to Alwar pleasurable, plenty of local tour operators offer vacation packages. These involve discount offers during the peak seasons that can be chosen as per the duration of your stay. However, in time booking helps to get the best offer. You can personally visit the admin offices of the famous and registered tour operators.