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Is Mehrangarh Fort the largest fort in India? Well, let us take you through an aerial journey of the magnificent fort in Jodhpur. Mehrangarh Fort stands a hundred feet in splendour on a perpendicular cliff, four hundred feet above the skyline of Jodhpur. Burnished red sandstone, imposing, invincible and yet with a strange haunting beauty that beckons. Rudyard Kipling called it “ the work of giants”. Today, it is acknowledged as one of the best-preserved forts in India. Mehrangarh Fort holds the pride of place in Jodhpur because of its splendid architecture and the diverse history associated with it. Considered as one of the most formidable and magnificent forts of Rajasthan, Mehrangarh fort was built by Rao Jodha in the year 1459. The fort is spread over an area of 5 km and is built on 12
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