Historical Monuments / Forts / Palaces / Places to Visit in Kolhapur

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The Panhala fort was designed and structured with the use of high quality stone and lead. The Fort is one of its kind with several structures within it. The architectural significance of Panhala Fort is that it followed the style of Bijapur with peacock motif, which is present in a number of structures and was created by the Brahmani Sultanate. Some ancient strongholds of Bhoja II are also found in certain of the structures of the Fort.

Vishalgad Fort was a very huge and strong fort built in the 10th century AD. It was splendidly placed in a plain plateau of a hill mount having an altitude of 1130 meters above the sea level. It has only a single path way to reach its top, it was very difficult to access here due to its steep slopes and rocky terrain. There was a very strong wall built on this hill top plain. It fortification walls has with stand many battles over centuries of time. There were many cannons placed on its main walls.