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Bhadra Fort

🇮🇳 India · 15th century

Bhadra Fort in India
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Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, India. It was built by Ahmad Shah I in 1411. With its well-carved royal palaces, mosques, gates and open spaces, it was renovated in 2014 by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a cultural centre for the city.

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Bhadra Fort ranks #1,763 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #88 of the 101 mapped in India. Founded 1411, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 162 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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