Warangal Fort lies 4 km from Warangal Railway Station. Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva and his daughter Rudrama Devi built the fort during the 13th century. The construction was started by king Ganapati in 1199 AD and later completed by Rudrama Devi in the 1261.
Warangal Fort is laid out in three concentric circular walls with defensive fortifications. The first structure, built during the reign of Rudrama Devi, was in the form an earthen embankment 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in diameter. A moat of about 150 feet (46 m) width was dug around this wall, forming the outer limits of the fort during the reign of the Kakatiya rulers. Another wall built to protect the fort after the earthen wall and the moat was a fortified inner stone wall of about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) in diameter. It was the central part of the Kakatiya capital, called the fort. This wall was built with dressed huge granite stone blocks of very large dimensions. These stones were not in any regular shape, but were closely fitted without using any type of mortar. During the reign of Rudrama Devi the height of the wall was increased to 29 feet (8.8 m) from the structure which had been built earlier by Ganapati Dev. The wall has been fortified with 45 very large rectangular bastions (also known as towers), which measure 40–60 feet (12–18 m) on a side; they extend beyond the face of the wall up to the waters of the moat. There are also 18 stone steps laid over a gradual slope built on the inner slopes of the earthen wall as an access to the ramparts. As these steps covered the entire central area of the fort they permitted the soldiers easy and quick access in times of war from any location in the fort, including the top of the ramparts.
Attractions in the fort include Kush Mahal, Ruins of the Fort, Keerthi Thoranas, and the earthen and stone walls around the fort.
The Kakatiyan arch has been adopted and officially incorporated into the emblem of Telangana after the state bifurcation.
How to Reach: Take auto from Warangal Railway Station. It takes around 10-20 minutes to reach. Fare is around ₹20-30 for shared auto. Direct auto can charge around ₹80-100.
Approximately it takes two hours to cover the location fully.
== Warangal Fort Entrance ==
== Fort Ruins ==
== Kush Mahal ==
== Ekashila Rock ==
== Ekashila Children Park ==
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