Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
Mehrangarh Fort stands a hundred feet in splendor on a perpendicular cliff,four
hundred feet above the sky line of Jodhpur. Burnished red sand stone, imposing,invincible
and yet with a strange haunting beauty that beckons. Much has been written about
the Citadel of the Sun, for truly, it is one of the most impressive in all Rajasthan.
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Today, it is acknowledged as one of the best preserved fort in India. The most magnificent
fort in Jodhpur is the Mehrangarh Fort. It is situated on a 150m high hill. Rao
Jodha, the then chief of Rathore clan, constructed it in 1459. There are a number
of attractions within the fort like several palaces, galleries,a museum, temples
and so on.