Bangalore Fort

Bangalore Fort began in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore. King Hyder Ali in 1761 replaced the mud fort with a stone fort and it was further improved by his son King Tipu Sultan in the late 18th century.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Bengaluru, India
  • Also known as: “Bengaluru Fort” and “Old Dungeon Fort & Gates”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Hospital and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace.

Hospital
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, officially Shantaveri Gopala Gowda Hospital is a government run hospital affiliated with Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. is situated 240 metres west of Bangalore Fort.

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Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, in Bangalore, India, is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. is situated 440 metres southwest of Bangalore Fort.

Hindu temple
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Kote Venkataramana Temple is a in Krishnarajendra Road, Bangalore, India dedicated to the Hindu god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of . is situated 410 metres southwest of Bangalore Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chickpet and Gandhi Nagar.

Suburb
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Chikkapete is a neighborhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of the city's oldest areas and is famous for its Wholesale & Retail Cloths Shops.

Suburb
is a locality situated in . It is a bustling neighbourhood of Central Bengaluru.

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, also known as Bengaluru or BLR for short, is the capital of the state of . It is a large, cosmopolitan city with a large working population.

Bangalore Fort

Latitude
12.9629° or 12° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
77.57578° or 77° 34′ 33″ east
Open location code
7J4VXH7G+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38751029
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q4855049
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Bangalore Fort” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ব্যাঙ্গালোর দুর্গ”
  • Bengali: “ব্যাঙ্গালোর ফোর্ট”
  • French: “Fort de Bangalore”
  • Hebrew: “פורט בנגלור”
  • Hebrew: “פורט בנגלורו”
  • Hindi: “बंगलुरु दुर्ग”
  • Hindi: “बेंगलूरु किला”
  • Hindi: “बेंगलूरु दुर्ग”
  • Kannada: “ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಕೋಟೆ”
  • Malayalam: “ബാംഗ്ലൂർ കോട്ട”
  • Malayalam: “ബാംഗ്ലൂർ ഫോർട്ട്”
  • Tamil: “பெங்களூர்க் கோட்டை”
  • Telugu: “బెంగుళూరు కోట”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koti Dhanvanthri Ganesha Temple and Koti Sri Anjaneya Temple.

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