India · 18th century
The Ramnagar Fort is a fortification in Ramnagar, Varanasi, India. It is located near the Ganges on its eastern bank, opposite to the Tulsi Ghat. The sandstone structure was built in 1750 by Kashi Naresh Maharaja Balwant Singh. The current king and the resident of the fort is Anant Narayan Singh, who is also known as the Maharaja of Benares even though this royal title has been abolished since 1971.
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Ramnagar Fort ranks #1,192 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #47 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,265 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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