1000 Wonders of the World!
Menu
Gwalior Fort
CC BY-SA 4.0 | Author: Abhidwi  | Full Size | More Pics >

Gwalior Fort

VisitedFavoriteWanted
Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: India
Description:
Gwalior Fort is an 8th-century hill fort near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, central India. The fort consists of a defensive structure and two main palaces, Gurjari Mahal and Man Mandir, built by Man Singh Tomar. The fort has been controlled by a number of different rulers in its history. The Gurjari Mahal palace was built for Queen Mrignayani. It is now an archaeological museum. The oldest record of "zero" in the world was found in a small temple, which is located on the way to the top. The inscription is around 1500 years old. [More Details]
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gwalior Fort", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 License.