Guys, after a long break i'm back with some pics. Last Sunday I was supposed to go rafting, but got cancelled, and landed with a friend over here. I liked the over all architecture of the place. This massive structure was built in 1732 A.D. and housed over a 1000 people. Built by peshwas as a control center, captured by british and recaptured by peshwas, played a major role during the early years of british raj in India.
During the early 19th century the place was gutted with fire and burnt for over a week!
The complete structure is stone and limestone. There was a seven storied building residing within the walls of this huge complex. The main gate that you see in the pic is called the 'Delhi Darwaza' and the interesting part is it faces north [in the direction of Delhi, this is our interpretation of why it is called 'Delhi Darwaza']. Check the next few post for more detailed pics of the complex.
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