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Ramnagar Fort
 India
ground of kings and Maharajas and with royalty come royal palaces and
forts. Most of the fort and palaces in India have been changed into
heritage hotels now one can enjoy living like maharajah or maharani
while staying at these hotels. India has a prosperous cultural past and
this is reflected through the many forts, palaces and other monuments in
the country. In Uttar Pradesh fort & Palaces Tour, there are many
forts, monuments and palaces covers in this state.
Ramnagar Fort of Varanasi is one of the beautiful Forts of
the world. Ramnagar Fort is situated 16 km from railway station
and the opposite bank of river Ganga. It is the palace of the former
Maharaja of Benaras. Durbar Hall (public audience room)
and museum is interest place of Ramnagar Fort which houses an antique
collection of palanquins, elephant saddles, arms, costumes, etc. It
looks most exciting from the Ganga River. It was built in the eighteenth
century by Maharaja Balwant Singh. Ramnagar fort is built in red
sandstone.
Some other place is situated nearby Ramnagar city like Durga Temple,
Chhinnamastika Temple and Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman. The festival of
Dussehra celebrated here is an interesting spectacle.
The fort is open from 9 am to noon and 2 to 5 pm.
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