Kondapalli Fort
A seventh century hill fort the British used as a barracks, above the village that makes the painted wooden toys.
- Where
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.6253, 80.5307
Get the Kondapalli Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kondapalli Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kondapalli Fort
Kondapalli Toy Village 1.7 km
Soft wood carved and painted for two hundred years.
Bhavani Island, Vijayawada 12 km
One of the largest river islands in India, a hundred and thirty three acres of it in the Krishna at Vijayawada.
Kanaka Durga Temple 15 km
On Indrakeeladri, above the Krishna.
Undavalli Caves 15 km
Four storeys cut into a hillside in the seventh century, with a five metre reclining Vishnu on the second.
Prakasam Barrage 15 km
Twelve hundred metres of barrage across the Krishna at Vijayawada, carrying a road as well as the water.
Amareswara Swamy Temple 19 km
Amararama, one of the five Pancharama shrines of Shiva, and the only one on the Krishna rather than the Godavari. Its walls carry some thirty five inscriptions, the earliest from 1129.
Amaravati Stupa 19 km
A Buddhist stupa of the second century BCE whose carved railings are now largely in museums in Chennai and London.
Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple 21 km
A shrine on the slope of Mangalagiri hill where Narasimha is offered panakam, jaggery water, poured into the open mouth of the deity. It is said to take in half of whatever is offered and leave the rest, however much is poured.
More state heritage sites in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Kondapalli Fort?
Kondapalli Fort is in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kondapalli Toy Village (1.7 km), Bhavani Island, Vijayawada (12 km), Kanaka Durga Temple (15 km).
How do I get the Kondapalli Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kondapalli Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kondapalli Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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