Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c17.s3.25

c17.s3.25

Now, coming to the architecture of the gate, a road (8.00 m. wide) across the moat (25 m.wide) outside the gate leads to it. The gate is flanked by two bastions (25 m. and 20 m. Diam.) which are polygonal in plan. The door (3.50 m. wide), with two heavy imposing strong shutters are provided with iron spikes on the exterior in a regular order. The door leads to a barbican (24.50 x 13.15 m.) which again is irregularly polygonal in plan, with a passage (10 m. x 7.5 m.), south-east wards leading to another door-way (5 m. x 7.50 m.) provided with similar double doors. On the North-west side of the gateway, are guard rooms (4.00 x 12.50 m.). On the inner side of the guard rooms is a platform (15 x 5 m.), with a flight of steps. The door-way leads to a street (8.00 m. wide) running along the edge of the fort wall on the inner side. This road is connected with other main roads leading via Chanda Baodi to the interiors of the city. On the interior side of the fort wall, at the point of second gateway, is a flight of steps leading to the top of the fort. Similarly, on the outer side of the barbican, abutting the bastion, on the inner side is another flight of steps leading to the top of the fort-wall.