An entertainment place, spread over fairly a big large area, for large section of people of all ages, with joy rides, and other entertainment and fun attractions. Some of them have water based entertainments.

Similar to Amusement Parks, though similar, differ mainly in one aspect. In a theme park, all the rides go along with the theme of the parks.

"Bakken" at Klausperborg, Copenhagen, Denmark opened in 1583.

"Prater" in Vienna, Austria opened in 1766.

First introduced at "Steeple Chase Park" in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1897.

Sir Walt Disney (Walter Elias Disney)- 5.12.1901 - 15.12.1966 - USA

Walt Disney World "Magic Kingdom" - October, 1971.

Florida and California - USA, Tokyo - Japan, Paris - France and Hong Kong.

"Here you live today, Enter the world of Yesterday, Tomorrow and Fantasy".

Florida, USA.

Six Flags Theme Parks - 3 places.

Appu Ghar- Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Kiskinta - Tambaram, Chennai. Queensland - Sriperumpudur, Chennai. Woderlland - Chennai.

Philip Astley's Circus, UK.

42 feet devised by Philip Astley. He fixed the dia as 42 feet so that horses gallop properly and also help the riders by the centrifugal force generated, to keep their balance and standing on the back of their galloping horses.

It is a military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare. They are mostly built in strategic locations aiming at both defense and offence.

(1) Bastion Fortress, (2) Block House, (3) Bunker, (4) Castle, (5) City Wall, (6) Compound, (7) Flack Tower, (8) Hill Fort, (9) Land Battery, (10) Martello Tower, (11) Keep, (12) Medieval Fortification, (13) Pa (Maori), (14) Peel Tower, (15) Polygonal Fort, (16) Promontory Fort, (17) Redoubt, (18) Stockade, (19) Star Fort.

A major physical structure often composed of a more or less well connected series of forts or a long stretch of substantially high walled fencing. Mostly built during early medieval years.

(1) ANASTASIAN WALL: Named after Roman Emperor Anastasius (491-518). Located West of Istanbul, Turkey running for 65 kms., built by the Byzantines during the 5th century.
(2) ATLANTIC WALL : An extensive system of Coastal fortification built by the German III Reich during 1942-44 along the Western coast of Europe to defend against Anglo American led Allied invasion.
(3) BAGGUSH BOX : During WWII, it was a British Army fortification of the western desert force which was located to the east of Marsah Matruh near Maartes Bhaggush of Egypt.
(4) COTTONERA LINES : Massive line of fortification surrounding the three cities Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua in Malta, built during the 17th century.
(5) DUTCH WATER LINES : A series of water based defence built during King Frederick Henry in 1629. It is in Netherlands.
(6) FLORIDA LINES : A line of fortification outside the capital city of Malta, Valetta (now Floriana) built during 17th Century.
(7) GREAT WALL OF CHINA: World's largest man made structure running to about 6400 kms from Shanhai Pass in the East to Lop Nur in the West, built during the 6th century and rebuilt during 16th century.
(8) HARDIAN WALL: A stone and turf forticification built by the Roman Empire across the width of Great Britain. An UNESCO declared world Heritage site from 1987. Built around 122 AD by the Romans and named after Roman Emperor Hadrian (76 to 138 AD). Considered as an important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
(9) HINDENBURG LINE : A vast system of defenses in northeastern France during WWI. It was constructed by the Germans during 1916-17. It stretches for 160 kms from Lens near Arras to the Aisne river near Suissons.
(10) LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS: Lines of forts built in secrecy to defend Lisbon (Portugal) during the Peninsular war, built during 1809/10 by Portuguese under the orders of Duke of Wellington, and used to stop offensive by Andre Messena, Duke of Rivoli and a French Military Commander.
(11) LONDON WALL : A defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium (as called by Romans) - London, to protect the strategically important port town on the river Thames in England. It is believed to have been built during 2nd Century.
(12) MAGINOT LINE : It is a line of concrete fortifications, which France constructed along it's border with Germany and Italy after it's experience in WWI and WWII. Named after French defense minister Andre Maginot.
(13) MANNERHEIM LINE : A defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against Soviet Union, built in two phases between 1920-1932, consisting of machine gun positions, artillery bunkers etc.
(14) METAXAS LINE: A chain of fortifications constructed along the line of the Greeco-Bulgarian border to protect Greece in case of a Bulgarian invasion during WWII. Named after the then dictator of Greece Loannis Metaxas. Built during 1936-1942.
(15) STALIN LINE : A line of fortifications along the western border of Soviet Union built during the 1920s to protect USSR against western aggregation, consisting of bunkers and gun emplacements.
(16) MILD ZYRZECZ FORTIFIED REGION: A fortified military defence line in Western Poland, between "Order" and "Warta" rivers. Built in 1934-1938, most technologically advanced fortification system of Nazi Germany and remains one of the largest and the most interesting systems of this type in the world today, consists of around 100 concrete defense structures partially interconnected by a network of underground tunnels.
(17) MOLTON LINE : A system of fortification built by the Soviet Union during 1940-41 along it's western border after annexing the Baltic states, Eastern Poland and Bessaratra. It stretches from Baltic sea to the Carpathian Mountains covering 100 kms with 13 fortified regions.
(18) SIEGFRIED LINE : A line of defensive forts and tank defenses built by Germany as a section of the Hindersberg Line of 1916-17 in northern France during WWI. It stretches for nearly 630 kms. With more than 18000 bunkers, tunnels and tank traps.

Lal Qila, Fort Rouge, Red Fort of Agra.

Lies about 2.5 kms north west of Taj Mahal. It is a walled palace cum fort, on the banks of Yamuna.

It was originally a brick fort held by the Chauhans of the Rajputs in 1080 AD. Then it was held by Sikandhar Lodi until his death in 1517, then by Ibrahim Lodi till his defeat by Babur in the I Battle of Panipat in 1526. Thus the fort came under the Mughals, with huge treasure and the world famous Kohinoor Diamond. Reconstruction began in 1558 by Akbar and was completed by Shah Jehan in 1573.

The fort was completed by Shah Jehan and unfortunately he was himself a prisoner in the same fort for 10 long years, imprisoned by his own son Aurangzeb, and Shah Jehan actually died in captivity.

Delhi Gate: Facing Delhi but closed for public as it houses a military establishment. Also called Amar Singh Gate.
Lahore Gate: Facing Lahore and open to the public view of the fort.

ANGURI GABH: Geometrically arranged garden.
DIWAN-I-AM: Hall of public audience.
GOLDEN PAVILIONS: Beautiful pavilions with roofs like the roofs of Bengali huts.
JEHANGIR MAHAL: Built by Akbar for his son Jehangir.
KHAS MAHAL: White marble palace.
MACCHI BHAVAN: Fish enclosure.
MINA MASJID: A tiny mosque.
MOTI MASJID: Pearl mosque. Private one for Shah Jehan.
MUSAMMAN BURJ : A large octagonal tower with a balcony facing Taj Mahal.
NAGINA MASJID: For ladies of the court, with Zenana Mina Bazaar (Ladies Bazaar) where only females merchants allowed.
RANG MAHAL : Where the King's wives and mistresses lived.
NAUBHAT KHANA: Drum house where the King's musicians played.
SHAHI BURJ: Shah Jahan's private work area.
SHAH JAHANI MAHAL: Shah Jahan's first attempt at modification of the red sandstone palace.
SHEESH MAHAL: Royal Dressing room with tiny mirror like mosaic decorations.

The Maratha Emperor Shivaji came to the fort on an invitation and to sign a treaty with Aurangazeb called "Purandhar Treaty" but was betrayed and imprisoned on 12.05.1666. But Shivaji managed to escape on 17.5.1666.

It is a world Heritage site since 1984.

"The Sign of the Four" by Sherlock Holmes".

"Habibi Da" by Egyptian Pop star Hisham Abbas.

Delhi Fort, Lal Qila.

At Delhi on the beaks of Yamuna.

It was built during the Mughal period between 1638 to 1648 by Shah Jahan.

(1) The British captured the fort in 1857 after the Sepoy Mutiny and was used as the HQ of the British Indian Army.
(2) Bahadur Shah Zafar the last Mughal Emperor was tried here by the British and exiled to Myanmar while at the same time his sons were be headed in front of Bhadur Shah.
(3) In November 1945, three Indian National Army officers were tried and later discharged without monetary benefits. They were Col.Prem Sahgal, Col.Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon and Maj.Genl.Shah Nawaz Khan.

Independence Day: On 15th August the Prime Minister addresses the nation on this day, as a regular practice since 1947.

22nd December 2000, Lashkar-e-Taiba militants attacks the fort and killed two army soldiers and one civilian.

It is a World Heritage site since 2007.

At Kolkata on the banks of Hooghly river. It was built during the British period in 1781 and named after King William III of England.

(1) Old Fort: Built by East India Company between 1701-1706. Now used as a custom's office.
(2) New Fort: In 1756, Siraj-ud-doula, the Nawab, conquered the city, renamed it as Alinagar, and made the British under Robert Clive to build this fort, which was started in 1758 and completed in 1781. It now houses the headquarters of the Eastern command of the Indian Army. Built in Octagonal shape with 6 gates.

Black Hole Incident: On 20.06.1756, the Nawab forces held 146 English prisoners captive in a very small room, called the Dinghy or Dungeon, in which 123 of them died due to suffocation.

It is in Vellore near Chennai. It was built by Chinna Bommy Nayak and Thimma Reddy Nayak of the Vijayanagara Empire around 1566. it is spread across 133 acres.

Vijayanagara Nayaks: 1566-1656 Bijapur Sultans: 1656-1678 Marathas: 1678-1707 Carnatic Nawabs: 1707-1760 British: 1760-1947

10th July 1806. On this day, the Indian soldiers (British Indian Army) rebelled against the British and killed over 100 British soldiers and officers.

(1) Tipu Sultan's family and the last Nayak King of Kandy, Sri Lanka were kept in captivity here by the British. (2) It is here the Royal family of Vijayanagara Emperor Sri Ranga Raya were brutally massacred by Jagga Raya.

The fort houses a Hindu Temple - Jalakanteswara, a mosque and a church, a testimony to the religious harmony.

(1) BEKAL FORT: Biggest Fort in Kerala spread over 40 acres located at Bekal near Kanhangad. Built probably during the 12th century by Nayakas.
(2) DEVAGIRI FORT: Also called the Daulatabad Fort, built around the end of 12th century by the Yadava Dynasty. It lies in Daulatabad of Maharashtra. The name Daulatabad was given by Moammad Bin Tughlaq when he desired to make it his capital. Historically, it changed hands from Yadavas to Alauddin Khalji, to Malik Kafur the General of the Mughals, to Zafar Khan, to Shah Jehan, to the first Nizam of Hyderabad and then to the British.
(3) GOLCONDA FORT: Located 11 km west of Hyderabad, A.P. built on a 120 mtr tall hill around 1143 by the Kakatiya Dynasty. It was initially a mud fort built by the Kakatiyas. Later, the Qutub Shahi Dynasty (1507-1590) expanded it into a massive granite fort. The outer wall of this fort is about 10 km in circumference. It has passed through the hands of Islamic Bahmani Sultanate, to Aurangazeb and was ruined by his siege.
(4) JAISALMER FORT: Jaipur, Rajasthan. Built in 1156 by the Bhati Rajput ruler Jaisal. It is located on top of Trikuta hill. Inside the fort, the Royal palace, Jain temples, and the Laxminath temple are very famous tourist attractions.
25% of Jaipur city's population live inside the fort.
(5) KOLABA FORT: Also called the Kulaba Fort, it is an old military fortification, situated on the sea at a distance of about 2 km from the shores of Alibag in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Built in 1680 by Chatrapati Shivaji. Though lying on the sea shore, it had a fresh water well inside the fort. There are two gate to the fort, one on the sea side, and the other on the shore side. There is a Siddhi Vinayak Temple inside.
(6) LOHAGAD FORT: Meaning "Iron Fort". It is a hilly fort at a height of 3450 ft (1052 mtrs), 52 kms from Pune. Historically, it was occupied by various dynasties like Satavahanas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadavas, Bahamanis, Nizamshahis, Mughals and Marathas.
Shivaji captured it in 1628 AD, but was forced to surrender it to Aurangazeb by the "Purandhar" treaty. Shivaji recaptured it in 1670 AD.
It is about 9 km from Malawli R.S. on the Bombay Pune rail route.
(7) VASAPUR FORT: A fort lying just above the Lohagad Fort. Taking advantage of it's height, the British in 1818 AD occupied it, positioned their canons and bombared the Lohagad fort forcing the Marathas to leave.
(8) MURUD JANJIRA: Local name for a fort located at the coastal village of Murud in Raigad District of Maharashtra. It lies about 3 kms into the Arabian sea. It was constructed by the Ahmed Nagar ruler in the 16th century, by Burhan Khan between 1567-1571.
Spread over 22 acres. The wonder of the fort is that although it is located about 3 kms inside the sea, it has two tanks and a well with sweet water. The fort is famous for being the only fort of India along the western coast, that remained unconquered by any force.
Janjeera/Janjira in Arabic means Isalnd.
(9) NALDURG FORT: Lies in Osmanabad of Maharashtra. An architectural marvel and the palace below water attracts large tourists and researchers, even after 5 centuries of it's existence.
(10) PALAKKAD FORT: An old granite fort situated in Palakkad, Kerala built by Haider Ali in 1766 and a well preserved fort. Historically the fort was under Haider Ali till 1790, it finally came under the British.
(11) PANHALA FORT: Built between 1178 and 1209 during Shilhara ruler Bhoja II, passed on to Yadavas, then to Bijapur Kingdom, then to Shivaji of Marathas captured it. In 1701 it came under Aurangazeb and then recaptured by Tarabai, Marathas and in 1884 British captured it.
Panhala is a scenic hill station above 3177 feet above sea level, about 18 km north west of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
(12) PRATAPGAD FORT: Also known as Pratapgarh. A massive fort located in the Sahyadri mountain range in western Maharashtra, about 25 kms from Mahabaleswar. Located about 900 mtrs above sea level and was completed by Moropant Trmbak Pingle, the first Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the court of Shivaji. There is a temple dedicated to Goddess Bhavani. Historically, the fort is known for the encounter and decisive battle between Shivaji and the Bijapur general Afzal Khan in November 1599.
In this fort Shivaji spent nearly 500 days of his life.
(13) RAJGAD FORT: Located in Pune District of Maharashtra. It is about 4250 feet above sea level. It was the capital of Shivaji before Raigad.
(14) RAIGAD FORT: Lying about 1350 m / 4350 feet above sea level, in the Sahyadri range in Raigad district, Maharashtra. It was probably built in the early 17th century. The site was captured by Shivaji, which was then the fort/royal palace of Chandra Rao Mores, a descendant of the Maurya Dynasty. Shivaji renovated and expanded it and named it as Raigad. Now a rope way exists to reach the top of the fort. It was the capital of Shivaji.
(15) SINDHODURG FORT: Located on an islet on the Arabian shore of Malvan town in Sindhudurg District Maharashtra. On the Konkan region, South of Mumbai built by Shivaji in 1664 (Sindhu = Sea).
(16) SUDHAGAD FORT: Located in Pachapur, Pali, Maharashtra. It is about 2030 feet above sea level. (Pali is famous for one of the Ashtavinayaka temple)
(17) SINHAGAD FORT: A hilly fort about 800 feet above the ground level located near Pune, Maharashtra. Historically, the battle of Sinhagad was fought here in 1670, between Tanaji Malusare, a general of the Marathas' Shivaji and Udhaybahn of the Mughals.
The fort is now part of the National Defence Academy, Kadakvasla, Pune.
(18) TIKONA FORT: A hill fort in Maval, Kamshet, Pune - about 60 kms. Historically it was under the control of the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1585, and won over by Shivaji in 1657. It went over to the Mughals in 1665 by Treaty of Purandhar and recaptured by Shivaji.
(19) ACHALGARH FORT: About 11 km north of Mount Abu, Rajasthan, Built by Maharana Kumbha in 1452 CE. Lord Shiva and Jain temples are there.
(20) VIJAYADURG FORT: Meaning "Victory Fort" is located near Devgad in Dindhu Durg District, Maharashtra. Built by Shivaji it is spread over six hectares on a strip of land going into the Arabian sea. (The Vijaydurg - Devgad region of Maharashtra is famous for the "Alphonso" variety of mangoes).
(21) ALLAHABAD FORT: Built in 1583 by Akbar on the banks of Yamuna at the confluence site. The largest fort built by Akbar. It has a palace and an Ashoka Pillar. It is now occupied by the Indian Army and a part of it is open to the public viewing.
(22) BELAPUR FORT: A fort near Belapur, Navi Mumbai, built between 1560-1570 by the Siddis, located atop a hill near the mouth of Parvel Creek.
(23) AMBER FORT: Located at Amber, 11 km from Jaipur, Built during the end of 16th century (1592) during the period of Raja Man Singh, who was the commander of Akbar and also one of the "Navarathnas" in his court.It is also known as Jaigarh Fort.
(24) ASIRGARH FORT: An Indian fort in the Satpura Range about 20 km from Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. Built around the 14th century, it was under the control of Faruqui rulers of Khandesh and then to Akbar in 1601.
(25) BHIMGARH FORT: Also called Reasi Fort. Located near Rheasi Fort about 64 kms of Jammu, Kashmir. Constructed  by Maharaj Rishipal Rana and renovated by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1841.
(26) BANDAVGARH FORT: A hilly fort about 811 mtrs above the sea level at the centre of Bandavgarh National Park, in Umaria District of Madhya Pradesh. The fort has a mythological connection in "Narad Panch Ratra" where it is believed/said that the fort has been given to Laxman by Rama and thus it came to be known as "Bhandavgarh" Fort meaning Bhandav (Brother) and Garh (fort). Based on this the fort is estimated be over 2000 years old.Historically, it was with Mauryans, Sengaro, Kalachuris and then Bhagels. After 1935 it is a deserted fort.
(27) CHANDERI FORT: A fort located at Chanderi in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh. Probably built during the 13th century by the Mughal rulers.
(28) CHANDRAGIRI FORT: A 11th century fort built by the Vijayanagara rulers, lies in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh.
(29) CHANDRAGIRI FORT: A fort built in the 17th century by Shivappa Nayaka. It lies on the banks of Pagaswini river in Kasargod district of Kerala.
(30) CHITTORGARH FORT: A massive and majestic fort on a hill near Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. Located on 180 mtr hill top and spread across 280 hectares, it is estimated that the fort was built by the Maurya Dynasty during 7th century AD. It was earlier called as Chitrakoot.
The fort was besieged by Alauddin Khilji in 1303, by Bahadur Shah in 1535 and Akbar in 1568.
(31) ARNALA FORT: In 1516, the fort was built on a small island located about 8 miles/12 kms of north of Vasai, Maharashtra by Sultan Mahmud Begda, a local chieftain. In 1530, Portuguese captured it.
(32) GINGEE FORT: Located at Gingee, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu. Originally a small fort built by the Chola dynasty in the ninth century and later modified and enlarged by the Vijayanagara Empire in the 13th century. It was further strengthened by Shivaji in 1677 AD.
Historically, from the Chola dynasty it has passed to Vijayanagara, Bijapur Sultans, Marathas, Mughals, Carnatic Nawabs, French then finally to the British except for a brief period with Hyder Ali of Mysore.The fort is so well fortified that Shivaji remarked it as "the most impregnable fortress in India" and the British remarked it as "The Troy of the East".
(33) GOHAD FORT: A fort located at Gohad City in Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh. Built around 1505 by Jat Rana ruler Singhander II, and his successors Maharaja Bhimsing Rana, Maharaja Chatra Singh and Maharaja Kirat Singh.
(34) GWALIOR FORT: Built by Raja Man Singh of the Tomar Dynasty in the early 12th century, lies on a hill at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, within which a number of historical buildings, temples, etc.
It is a massive fort and was called "The Gibraltar of India". Babur described it as "Pearl in the necklace of the forts of Hind".
(35) HARISHCHANDRA GAD: A hill fort in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Estimated to have been built in the 6th century during the rule of Kalachuri Dynasty.
(36) HOSDURG FORT: A fort in Kasaragod District, Kerala built by the Keladi Nayaka Dynasty of Ikkeri. Probably built in the 16th century. There is another attraction close by called "Anandasram" with 45 caves.
(37) JAIGARH FORT: Located about 15 km from Jaipur. One of the most spectacular fort standing on a hill, with the Amber fort at the bottom.The fort is also called "Cheel Ka Teela" (Hill of Eagles), and "the victory fort". The fort is probably built along with the "Amber Fort" in the 16th century by Raja Man Singh.The fort houses the world's biggest wheeled canon called "Jaivan", three underground tanks and a museum.
(38) MADH FORT: Also called the Versova Fort, situated on a tiny island "Madh" about 15 km from Malad, Mumbai. Probably built by the Portuguese.
(39) JALORE FORT: A fort believed to have been built between 8th to 10th century lies at Jalore, Rajasthan. One of the most impressive and famous forts in India.Located on a steep hill of 1200 feet high. There is a palace inside the fort and a canon foundry built by Alauddin Khilji who captured it from the Rajputs.
(40) JUNAGARH FORT: An impressive fort built in 1588 AD by Raja Rai Singhji who ruled Bikaner, between 1571-1611 AD. Lies in Bikaner, the fort houses few mahals, niwas and a museum.
(41) KANKWADI FORT: Located in Alwar District, Rajasthan. It's history not clearly known. The history has it that Aurangazeb kept his brother Dara Sikoh here under arrest in their war of succession.
(42) KUMBALGARH FORT: A fort built by Ramakumbha in the 15th century on an invincible hill. The fort is so invincible that it fell only once to the combined forces of Akbar, that too for a brief period.
The perimeter walls that extend 36 km in length, next only to the Great Wall of China. Within the fort there are 360 temples (300 Jains and 60 Hindu temples). The Vista from the palace top extends to tens of Kilometers into the Aravalli Ranges of Rajasthan.
(43) LOHAGARH FORT: Meaning of "Iron Fort" was built by Bharatpur Jat rulers of Rajasthan, probably by the end of 17th or early 18th century. Considered to be one of the strongest fort ever built in India. It was so strong and inaccessible that in 1805, the British forces under Lord Lake failed to penetrate and finally retreated.
(44) MAHIM FORT: A fort in Mahim, Mumbai was built by the first governor of Bombay, Gerald Aungier around 1670. In 1684 it was further strengthened by Sir Thomas Grantham, as the fort was strategically important to prevent Portuguese and Maratha's attack.
(45) MEHRANGARH FORT: Lies in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on a hill of 400 feet height and fortified with solid walls. One of the largest forts and a famous tourist attraction. The fort houses a few palaces inside.
The fort was founded by Rao Jodha (founder of Jodhpur) in May 1459 and was completed in the mid 17th century during the period of Jaswant Singh (1638-1678). Rao Jodha and his successors belong to the Rathore class of Rajputs.
(46) NAHARGARGH FORT: Lies in jaipur, Rajasthan on the edge of Aravlli Hills of Rajasthan. Built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1734. During the Sepoy Mutiny the British used the fort as a refuge to flee from the mutinees.
(47) NARWAR FORT: Standing on top of a hill, 500 feet above the ground, in Narwar, Madhya Pradesh by the Kachchwa Rajputs in the 10th century. It lies on the Vindhya Range. It passed on to the Pariharas, to Tomar Rajputs, to Mughals, and then to the Maratha's Scindia dynasty in the 19th century.
(48) OLD FORT: Also called Purana Qila, it is one of the most famous monuments of Delhi. It was built by Sur Dynasty founder Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century. At present it houses one of the largest Zoological park and a boat club.
(49) PALLIPURAM FORT: A fort in Ernakulam District, Kerala, one of the oldest European built fort, by Portuguese in 1503. Lies in the exterior north of Vypeen island. It was captured by the Dutch in 1661 and sold it to the state of Travancore in 1789.
(50) ST. ANGELO FORT: Also called the Kannur Fort, located at Kannur, Kerala facing the Arabian sea. Don Francisco De Almeida of Portuguese built this fort in 1505. The Dutch captured it in 1663, and sold it to the Ali Raja of Arakkal. The British captured it in 1790.
(51) THALASSERY FORT: A fort built by the East India company of the British in 1708 at Thalassery, Kannur District, Kerala. A fort with massive walls and secret tunnels to the sea.
(52) UDAYAGIRI FORT - KERALA: A fort lying at Puliyoorkurichi on the Tiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil route. Built around 1600s by Padmanabapuram rulers. Rebuilt by Marthanda Varma between 1741-44 with the help of Dutch Admiral Eustachins De Lennoy, who served Marthanda Varma for 37 years, lived and died in the fort.
(53) UDAYAGIRI FORT - ANDHRA: Located about 96 km from Nellore city, Andhra Pradesh on the Udhayagiri Hills. Built by the Vijayanagara Kings in the 14th century at a height of about 3079 feet (900 meters). It consists of eleven fortress. It was the stronghold of the Gajapathis of Orissa and then Krishnadevaraya.

Chatrapathi Shivaji of the Marathas.

Shah Jehan - by his son Aurangazeb at Agra Fort. He actually died in captivity.

Agra Fort.

Red Fort, Delhi.

Red Fort, Delhi.

New Fort within Fort Williams, Kolkata.

Old fort within Fort Williams, Kolkata.

Golconda Fort.

Jaisalmer Fort, Jaipur built by Rajput ruler Jaisal - located over Trikuta Hill.

Kolaba Fort - Ali Bagh, Maharashtra built by Chatrapati Shivaji.

Lohagad Fort - on a hill of 3450 ft above sea level - near Malawali in Maharashtra.

Built by Burhan Khan, an Ahmednagar ruler, in the 16th century and located 3 kms inside the sea with sweet water lake and wells. The only fort on the western coast unconquered.

Naldurg Fort, Osmanabad, Maharashtra.

Raigad Fort, Maharashtra.

Sinhagad Fort.

Gingee Fort, Villupuram District, T.Nadu, by the British.

"The most impregnable fortress in India".

Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh.

"Pearl in the necklace of the forts of Hind".

Raja Mansingh of the Tomar Dynasty.

Jaigarh Fort near Jaipur, Rajasthan. It is also called the "Victory Fort". Built by Raja Mansingh.

Jaigarh Fort.

Kumbalgarh Fort: The perimeter of the walls extend up to 36 km (next only to Great Wall of China), within the fort there are 360 temples and a palace whose vista extends to a tens of kilometers into Aravalli Ranges.

Lohagarh Fort (Iron Fort), Rajasthan, built by Bharatpur Jat Rulers. In 1805, the British under Lord Lake failed to penetrate and retreated.

Mahargarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, built by Maharaja Sawai Jain Singh II in 1734.

Fort William, Kolkata.

Jaivan - the largest canon on wheels.

Ghiyassudin Tughlaq - founder Tuglaq dynasty.

Chinna Bhummu Nayak in 1526.

High altitude places or towns, visited as a place of refuge from the summer heat.

1.HORSLEY HILLS: Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh. Named after W.D.Horsley, British period collector of Cuddappah District.
2.ARAKU VALLEY: Visakapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh.
3.SAPUTARA: Dang District, Gujarat.
4.CHAIL: Himachala Pradesh.
5.DALHOUSIE : Chamba Distrcit, Himachal Pradesh.-- Named after Lord Dalhousie.-- Established in 1854.
6.DHARMSHALA: Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh.
7.KASAULI : Cantonment - Solan District, Himachal Pradesh.
8.KULLU : Himachal Pradesh - Dussehra festival and hot springs are the attractions.
9.SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh. Discovered by the British in 1819 after the Gurkha war. Summer capital of the British.
10.SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir. Summer capital
11.HAZARIBAGH: Jharkhand.
12.NANDIDURG : Kolar District, Karnataka.
13.KEMMANGUDI: Chickmagalur District, Karnataka.
14.DEVIKULAM: Idukki District, Kerala, near Munnar famous for Tea estates.
15.MUNNAR : Kerala - Tea estates, Dams and green surroundings.
16.PEERMADE : Kottayam, Kerala. Named after Sufi Saint Peer Muhammad.
17.PONMUDI: Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
18.WAYANAD : Kerala.
19.PACHMARHI: Madhya Pradesh - on the Satpura Ranges.
20.KHANDALA: Maharashtra on the Pune-Mumbai Express way.
21.LONAVALA: Maharashtra on the Pune-Mumbai High way.
22.MAHABALESHWAR : Satara District, Maharashtra. Summer capital of British Bombay Province.
23.MATHERAN: Maharashtra - near to Pune as well as Mumbai - Discovered by Peyentz Malet then collector of Bombay province and developed by Lord Elphinstone.
24.PANCHGANI: Maharashtra.
25.IGATPURI: Nasik District, Maharashtra.
26.PANHALA: Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. Once capital of Marathas - Shivaji stayed in the fort here for 500 days during his lifetime.
27.MOUNT ABU : Sirohi District, Aravalli Ranges, Rajasthan.
28.COONOOR : Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu.
29.OOTACAMUND : Also called Ooty. Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu.
30.KODAIKANAL: Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu.
31.YERCAUD : Salem District, Tamil Nadu.
32.BHIMTAL: Nainital District, Uttarakhand.
33.CHAMOLI: Uttarakhand.
34.MUSSORIE: Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
35.NAINITAL : Uttarakhand on the Kumaon Hills.
36.RANIKHET : Almora District, Uttarakhand.
37.MUNSIYARI: Pithorgarh District, Uttarakhand.
38.CHAMPAWAT : Uttarakhand.
39.GANGOLIHAT : Pithorgarh District, Uttarakhand.
40.BERINAG : Pithorgarh District, Uttarakhand.
41.ASKOT : Pithorgarh District, Uttarakhand.
42.DIDIHAT : Pithorgarh District, Uttarakhand.
43.CHAUKORI: Pithorgarh District, Uttarakhand.
44.LOHAGHAT: Champawat District, Uttarakhand.
45.DARJEELING : Shiwalik Hills, West Bengal.
46.KALIMPONG: Shiwalik Hills, West Bengal.
47.PAHALGAM: Anantnag District, Jammu & Kashmir.
48.GULMARG: Baramullah District, Jammu & Kashmir.
49.PATNITOP: Udampur District, Jammu & Kashmir.
50.NELLIAMPATHY: Palakkad, Kerala.
51.VELLARIMALA: Kerala.
52.SHILLONG: Meghalaya - capital city.
53.PITHORGARH: Uttarakhand.
54.AULI: Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, Ski Resort and 4.5 kmos Rope way to Joshimath Temple is the major attraction.
55.ALMORA : A cantonment and Hill station - Uttarakhand.

Mallamma Temple and Rishi Valley School.

Borra Caves.

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.

1) Chail Sanctuary. 2) World's highest cricket ground.

Dauladhar Mountain Range.

Ruskin Bond.

Pasteur Institute, Anti-rabbies Vaccine producing centre.

Earthquake, killing 20,000 peole.

Allowed Dalai Lama to establish a "Government in Exile".

"Queen of Hills" and "British Jewel of the Orient".

Charles Pratt Kennedy, Scotland.

Sankat Motchan Hanuman Temple with lot of monkeys playing all around.

Tatta Phani.

Genl.O'Dwyer - Jalian Wala Bagh Massacre fame.

(1) Dal Lake, (2) Shikara - House Boats and (3) Mughal Garden.

Hazari Bagh.

Pachmarhi - Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh.

Film: Ghulam; Song - Aati Kya Khandala.

Mahabhaleshwar temple.

Matteran - Neral Hill railways, built in 1907 by Sir Adamjee Peerhoy - 20 km Narrow Gauge.

Dhilwara Jain Temples in white marbles.

1) The Defence Services Staff College at nearby Wellington. 2) Pasteur Institute - Anti Rabbis Vaccine Centre.

John Sullivan who was collector of Coimbatore. He was the first to construct a solid structure called "Stone House", the lake and the boat house. It was the summer capital of Madras Presidency.

Palani Hills of Western Ghats.

Shevaroy range, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu.

Captain Young and Mr.Shore. British officials.

1841 by P.Baron when he constructed a pilgrim lodge.

Jim Corbett National Park. Jim Corbett was born here.

Kumaon and Naga regiments.

Vishnu taking Kurma (tortoise) avatar here.

Shakti Peetas of Goddess Kali.

Shiwalik Hills of West Bengal.

The land of the Thunderbolt.

The place was taken on lease from the Chogyal King of Sikkim in 1835 and developed into a hill station.

Arthur Campbell, British Surgeon, in 1841. He was also responsible for the development of tea industry here.

British East India Co., acquired it in 1865 from the Gorkha King through Treaty of Sinchula after the Anglo-Bhutan war of 1864. The place is famous for flower market, Buddhist Monasteries and Oranges.

Pahalgam, Anantnag District, Jammu & Kashmir.

Alexandra in Egypt on the island of "Pharos", believed to have been built in 3rd Century AD.

USA has hundreds of them. Of the 50 states of USA 23 or 24 states have light houses.

Guia Fortress with a light house, China.

Michigan State of USA with about 130 of them.

(1) DOLPHIN LIGHT HOUSE : Mumbai Harbor near the Gateway of India.
(2) PRONG'S LIGHT HOUSE : Colaba, Mumbai on the offshore.
(3) CHENNAI LIGHT HOUSE : Chennai.
(4) FALSE POINT LIGHT HOUSE : In N.E. Orissa shores place. It is known so because mariners bound for Kolkata mistook it for Paymayras Point... Further north.
(5) HUGH ROSE , ATLANTA , CONNAUGHT , CAMPBELL , KEATING: Are all Light Houses in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
(6) OYSTER ROCKS LIGHT HOUSE : Karwar, Karnataka.
(7) KHANOJI ANDRE LIGHT HOUSE : Khanderi Island, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
(8) INDIRA POINT LIGHT HOUSE : Kanyakumari. Southernmost point of India. Earlier it was called Pygmalion Point and still earlier it was Parsons Point.
(9) MAHABALIPURAM LIGHT HOUSE : It is a temple cum Light House with a gallery on top.
(10) COWCOLLY LIGHT HOUSE : At the entrance of Hoogly estuary near Kolkata.

An institution which collects, documents, artifacts, and preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and related information for the public.

(1) INDIAN MUSEUM : Kolkata - 1814, Established by Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist. First in Asia. One of the oldest in the world.
(2) INTERNATIONAL DOLLS MUSEUM: Established by cartoonist K.Shankar Pillai - Houses dolls collection from all over the world, located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
(3) SHANSKAR KENDRA : Ahmedabad on the banks of river Sabarmati. Designed by the world famous French architect Le Carbusier.
(4) NAPIER MUSEUM: Trivandrum, Kerala. Named after Lord Napier, Governor of Madras. Established in 1855.
(5) BIRLA HOUSE : The house where Gandhiji was assassinated on 30.1.1948 by Nathuram Godse, now an exclusive museum on Gandhiji's life.
(6) NATIONAL MUSEUM: New Delhi, Largest museum housing over two lakhs artifacts, covering over 5000 years of Indian culture and heritage.
(7) TEEN MURTI BHAVAN: New Delhi, Former residence of Jawaharlal Nehru. Now a library and museum on modern history of India.
(8) PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM: Mumbai, Now known as Chatrapati Shivaji Museum. Located near Gateway of India.
(9) RAJA DINEKAR KELKAR MUSEUM : Pune, Houses personal collections, notrably various collection of musical instruments of Dr.Dinekar G. Kelkar.
(10) SALAR JUNG MUSEUM: Hyderabad - on the banks of river Musi, declared as an institution of national importance. Has huge collections of Islamic artifacts from allover the world.
(11) SHANKAR DEV KALAKSHETRA: Guwahati, Assam. An assamese cultural museum. Named after Vaishnavite reformer Sankara Deva.
(12) STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL GALLERY : Kolkata - Established in 1962.
(13) VISWESVARAYYA INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM: Bengaluru - 1962. Houses engineering machines, tools, engines etc and other industrial items.
(14) VICTORIA MEMORIAL: Kolkata, A memorial of Queen Victoria, now serves as a museum.
(15) GOVERNMENT MUSEUM : Chennai - One of the oldest established in 1851. covers a whole lot of items.

1. ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM : UK - Oxford University Museum, established in 1683 - one of the oldest.
2. MUSEO SACRO : Vatican, Rome, Italy - established in 1756.
3. BRITISH MUSEUM : London. One of the finest most comprehensive and greatest museums in the world. Established in 1753. The museum is largely based on the personal collection of Sir Hans Solane, a scientist and physician, who is considered the founder of the museums.
4. LOUVRE MUSEUM : Paris, France. Largest and famous museum in the world. Established in 1793. The oldest and the most visited museum in the world. Housed in Palais De Louvre, a famous palace.
5. MADAME TUSSAD WAS MUSEUM: London, Houses of realistic statues of leading personalities of the world. The most visited and famous museum in the world. The museum houses the statues of some famous personalities from India like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Sha Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar etc.
6. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE: WASHIGTON, USA - The largest museum in the world.

Indian Museum, Kolkata - 1814, and also oldest of India.

Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC.

International Dolls Museum, Delhi - established by cartoonist Shankar Pillai.

Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad.

Birla House Museum, Mumbai.

Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad.

Museo Sacro.

British Museum, London.

Sir Hans Sloane, a scientist and Physician.

Musee Gravis, Paris, France.