NUPURR42
★★★3.0Wrote on 15 Feb 2024
Old remains of fort but worth visit
Little away from Varanasi town.Need to take Auto on hire(bargaining solicited). Museum is not maintained. Lot of items viz dress,ammunition, swords,knife, furniture all belonging to Raja on display and obviously covered with dust.At one end you can see the river Ganges. The scene is pleasant. You have to take number of stiff stairs to cover entire fort.Old people with knee problem are discouraged.
Explorer19807897627
★★★3.0Wrote on 29 Dec 2023
Ramnagar fort on the banks of river Ganga
Average fort... Not well maintained... lack of Uber and other similar facilities on the way there... had to go via Auto rickshaw...dusty roads... very poorly maintained museum...half of the fort is inaccessible and in poor state... Not worth the visit in my opinion
dedestined
★★★3.0Wrote on 29 Aug 2023
"No photographs" !!!!
This is a private collection of the then-Royal family of Banaras. My family members have been here 10-15 years ago, & they remmeber it to have been in better state as well as more popular!! 1. There are 7 or 8 vintage cars... the poor things are is such bad maintenance... they're COVERED in dust, scratches... who knows if they're whole... or the internal mechanisms are removed... & the poor things are ridiculously displayed behind grills, which makes it look like they're imprisoned!! There are 6-7 horse-drawn carts too... the situation is similar. 2. There's a small gallery of royal clotjing, the displays are literally turned to dust & in tatters 3. The arms gallery is comparatively well-kept, well arranged, & well-labeled. There are some ceramics & some clocks on display, & a palanquin gallery too, these too are more-or-less well kept. 4. Every room, every wall has "Rs 500 fine on taking photographs" & "Rs 5000 fine on making video calls" notices ???????? There are staff in every room to prevent you from taking pics... so I asked one of them, where should I deposit this Rs 500... & that person took offence. ??????? Seriously, if staff was engaged instead, to take care of the exhibits, & to impart information, then the place would have been a delight. 5.visit the ghaat. The Gangaa-facing wall of the building is beautiful. It's actually too small to be called a fort... it is probably a fortified haveli... but maybe I had a distorted overevxpectation! Basically, the building too is in a bad shape of repairs.
OnAir17395064275
★1.0Wrote on 17 Jul 2023
Most ill kept museum
Most disappointing. The historically wonderful building is unkept and needs upkeep The artifacts are excellent in nature but badly neglected, with layers of dust and cob webs. The vintage cars section looks like a garage full of rusted decaying cars. The weapon section is better but the documents, textiles and animal trophies like those of lion ,tiger ,bear need immediate preservation, they are badly kept and are being eaten up by insects and destroyed by dust. Plating, airconditioning and proper lighting are missing. The worst museum ever seen by me.
DurgeshS185
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 5 May 2023
Ramnagar Fort in Varanasi, which is a popular tourist attraction in the city.
Ramnagar Fort in Varanasi, which is a popular tourist attraction in the city. The fort is located on the eastern bank of the Ganges River, opposite the Tulsi Ghat. It was built in the 18th century by the Kashi Naresh Raja Balwant Singh, who was the ruler of Varanasi at that time. The fort offers a great view of the river and the surrounding areas, and visitors can also visit the weapon museum to see the collection of arms and ammunition used by the Maharaja of Varanasi. The fort also houses a museum where you can see old artifacts, including manuscripts, weapons, costumes, and vintage cars. However, it's unfortunate to hear that the fort is poorly maintained despite the entrance fee. It's always important for tourist attractions to be well-maintained to provide a good experience for visitors. Nonetheless, the fort remains a beautiful and historically significant site to visit in Varanasi.
