[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981) › c16.s2.t2 # Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c16.s2.t2: Kamalāpura gate-way Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c16.s2.t2 - **Language:** English ### Kamalāpura gate-way ### [c16.s2.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.t2.1) Situated north of Hospet and south of Hampi, Kamalāpur (Gaz. Bellary, 1972, P. 691) served as another inner gateway and a part of the site of the old city of Vijayanagara. It contains also a fort with high round towers in the centre and circular bastions in the middle of the walls connecting them. ## Linked texts (4) - [Hampi](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.hampi) - [Kamalapur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.kamalapur) - [Hospet](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.hospet) - [Vijayanagara](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.vijayanagara) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.t2) · Pramāṇa