Gwalior Fort
On a sandstone plateau three kilometres long, and the place where the symbol for zero was first written down in stone.
- Where
- Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 26.2236, 78.1667
Get the Gwalior Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gwalior 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 Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gwalior Fort
Jai Vilas Mahal 2.1 km
The Scindia palace with a chandelier so heavy they marched elephants on the roof to test it.
Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli 25 km
A circular temple of sixty four cells on a hill, and the building the Parliament of India is said to echo.
Bateshwar Temples 30 km
Two hundred small temples of the eighth century, rebuilt stone by stone from rubble over the last twenty years.
Kakanmath Temple 41 km
An eleventh century Shiva temple near Morena standing without mortar, and half fallen.
Machkund 59 km
A tank ringed by a hundred temple spires in the Chambal ravines, filling only after good rain.
Datia Palace 60 km
Seven storeys, never lived in, all stone and brick.
Narwar Fort 70 km
A fort of eight square kilometres on a scarp of the Vindhyas, five hundred feet above the town.
Sabalgarh Fort 76 km
A hill fort on a rock at Sabalgarh, named with the town after the raja who founded both.
More national monuments in Madhya Pradesh
Questions
Where is Gwalior Fort?
Gwalior Fort is in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jai Vilas Mahal (2.1 km), Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli (25 km), Bateshwar Temples (30 km).
How do I get the Gwalior Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gwalior Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gwalior Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya 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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