Castle
Naggar Castle
🇮🇳 India · 15th century
Naggar Castle is a medieval castle, located in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was built by Raja Sidh Singh of Kullu around 1460 AD, it was taken over by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), to run as a heritage hotel, in 1978.
It was the official seat of kings for centuries. According to a legend, Raja Sidh Singh used stones from the abandoned palace (Gardhak) of Rana Bhonsal to build the castle.
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Naggar Castle ranks #6,449 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #198 of the 220 mapped in India. Founded c. 1460, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 490 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Naggar Castle?
Naggar Castle stands in India, at 32.112°, 77.165°.
When was Naggar Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1460. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Naggar Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,449 of 8,764 worldwide, and #198 in India. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Naggar Castle?
Kangra Fort, about 86 km away.
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