Ananth727499
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 20 Feb 2022
A must visit place - If you are interested in knowing our culture
This fort is very near to Tirupathi . this fort has a majestic view. maintained neatly and rare artefacts are preserved with utmost care. Kindly visit such places to know about the lifestyle of our kings and their interests in developing the art and culture. Many rare statues and stone sculpters are kept neatly and with details of it. DONT EVER MISS THIS PLACE.
curatorofmemories
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 18 Mar 2021
A fortified city that time forgot
Chandragiri is now famous for the historical fort, and the Raja Mahal within it. The fort encircles eight ruined temples, Rani Mahal and other ruined structures. Two entrances to the fortified city survive even today. Visitors are not allowed to walk till the fort. Seen from a distance the granite rocky mountain gives appearance of moon, which possibly gave the fort its name: Chandra (moon) Giri (mountain) The Raja Mahal Palace is an example of architecture of Vijayanagar period. It is a three storeyed structure with a durbar hall in the middle. The crowning towers represents the Hindu architectural elements. The palace was constructed using stone, brick, lime mortar and devoid of timber. The palace bears a striking resemblance to the Lotus Palace in Hampi, and houses a small museum run maintained by ASI. It was in this Durbar hall where the pact of granting lands for Fort St. George to the British was signed by Vijayanagar King Sri Rangaraya. The fort later grew into modern day metropolis of Chennai. Across the road from the King’s Palace are the exposed foundations of a long gone building that local guides claim was the residence of the legendary Tenali Rama, the humorous poet from Krishna Deva Raya’s court.
686shrikants
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 21 Oct 2019
The grounds only
It was unfortunate that the day I visited the Palace, it was closed. However, I had free access to the grounds, which are well kept and CLEAN. There were no loiterers there as well which makes one feel safe. The palace is a good place to do architecture photograph, and this being the 'off day', I had 'clean shots' ie without other tourists jumping in the frame. One of these days, I will be sharing the photos of the outside on this forum I was impressed by the politeness of the staff at the ticket counter. And the most surprising thing was that they had a credit card machine for electronic payments, which is unheard of in the monuments in North India. Further, there was INR 5 discount (on a INR 25 ticket) when paying by credit card, which is a wonderful attempt by the local government to facilitate electronic money use.
Schanbis
★★★★4.0Wrote on 13 Apr 2019
A cool place to spend some time
Chandragiri Fort is situated just on the roadside. So there is no problem to access the Fort. Near the entrance, there is a ticket booth for buying tickets to enter. After entering, you come to a beautiful area to walk around. The Palace has been turned into a museum where many artifacts are on display. We did not see much crowd. On the whole, your time will be well spent.
nitalishroff
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 13 Apr 2019
Heritage Treasure
A heritage treasure in Tirupati , a well contained and maintained fort, the statues and the ancient stuffs were used by the kings were kept here.
