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Fort, which bound the people to watch its magnetic beauty, towering
on a hill dominating the town, is the BALA QILA (young fort).
Amazing fortifications surround the NIKUMBHA MAHAI PALACE at the
top, which has graceful Bengal caned marble columns and delicate
latticed balconies. The fort is 595 mts. above the city, and extends
about 5 Kms from north and south and 1.6 Kms from east and west. The
fort has 15 large and 51 small towers, which contains 446 loopholes
for the musketry, its eight towers all around defend it. The most
magnificent were 3,599 kanguras, each containing two loopholes for
musketry. The fort can be entered through six gates, namely JAI POL,
SURAJ POL, LAXMAN POL, CHAND POL, KRISHAN POL and ANDHERl GATE.
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