Shri Jasnath Asan, Rajasthan, India
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Mehringarth Fort, Photo © Kaushal Tarikh How do I describe the indescribable? Rudyard Kipling described it as: "A Palace that might have been built by Titans and colored by the morning sun." Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis said upon visiting it: "I have just seen the eighth wonder of the world." Picture a fort.
It's not just any run of the mill fort to be sure. It was a fort built in 1460 AD by Rao Jodha and is one of the largest forts in India, rising 125 meters (410 feet) above Jodhpur. Enclosed by rough stone walls, the fort still shows the imprints of cannonball hits by attacking armies of Jaipur on it’s Dedh Kamgra Pol gate. It's breathtaking. Mehrangarh Fort is a massive fort located at the center of Jodhpur and spreading over 5 square kilometers on top of a high hill that rises from the center of the city. Its imposing walls, are up to 36 meters high and 21 meters thick. The palaces above are placed in the heart of the fort, secured by many levels of gates and walls. The building materials were chiseled from the rock on which the fort stands so the structure merges with its rocky base and gives the appearance of haven risen up from the stone. Still run by the Jodhpur royal family, Mehrangarh is packed with history and legend, far too much to get across in a short blog post. To learn more visit : http://www.mehrangarh.org/
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Emily Newberry
11/29/2016 00:09:51
Keep taking us far away and long ago with you. We need the brave message that antiquity gives us, that all things pass, that the wheel turns on and on.
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