Gwalior(India )

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Travel story: Gwalior(India )

Gwalior
The three kilometer long sandstone hill rising abruptly a hundred meters above the surrounding plain was an ideal site to build a fortress. A sun temple was erected on it as early as the 5th century and the first fort was built in the 8th by the Rajput chieftain Suraj Sen. The Urwahi gorge forming the western access to the fort is defended by strong gates at the top and bottom levels. This picture shows the wall closing the gorge at the bottom and on the right, the site of... More