Architecture

Architecture

Manikgadh entrance gate lintel bears a Naga image carved in relief and this may be taken as a fair testimony that the fort was built by some one of the Naga Kings. Huge black cut stones have been employed in the construction of the fort which appears to have been a place of great strength. The gateway is solid and imposing and is of good height. Rampart walls have been built along; the hills which enclose a sort of a valley containing ruins of what appear to be old buildings and store-houses. Against the rampart walls outlines of some apartments are also visible. A part of the southern rampart wall along with the bastion fortifying it has collapsed and in the valley below lies a cannon which perhaps was mounted on that bastion.

As seen in images, there is a rich architectural detailing in the fort construction which can be of interest to aware tourists.