Barabati Fort
Barabati Fort is a 14th-century fort built by the Ganga Dynasty near Cuttack,
Odisha. The ruins of the fort remain with its moat, gate, and the earthen
mound of the nine-storied palace, which evokes the memories of past days.
Today it sits next to the modern Barabati Stadium, the venue of various
sport events and cultural programs.
Its main attractions include the ornately carved gateway and the 20-yard
wide ditch, most probably dug to protect the fort against invaders. There is
also a temple dedicated to Katak Chandi, the presiding deity of the city,
not far away from the fort. Now there are plans to develop the old Gadakhai
into a world class tourist destination with boating facilities and a world
class park. The renovation work of the Gadakhai is going on in full swing.
The scholars give different opinions regarding the date of construction of
Barabati Fort.
Getting There
Located about 8 km away from the center of the Cuttack. Taxis and buses
available easily to ply within these two location.
National Highway 16 (former National Highway 5) runs from North to South of
the Cuttack. As a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, this highway
runs from Chennai to Kolkata. National Highway 55 (former National Highway
42) connects Cuttack with Sambalpur. Also Asian Highway 45 passes through
Cuttack.
Intra city transport is primarily through Auto rickshaws. Nowadays DTS city
buses ply in the city to join different places in the city and the state
capital. Cuttack is a major junction connecting all the major parts of the
state. The bus terminus at Cuttack is located at Badambadi, and is one of
the largest bus terminus in India, and thousands of private and government
buses ply to hundreds of destinations everyday. A new bus terminus at
Balikuda is under construction to relieve pressure off the Badambadi Bus
Terminus.
Cuttack Junction is one of the important stations on the Howrah , Kolkata-Chennai
mainline of the East Coast Railway and falls under the Khurda Road division.
A branch line to Paradeep starts from Cuttack. It is connected to all parts
of India through trains run by the Indian Railways.
The nearest domestic airport is
Biju Patnaik International
Airport, located
in Bhubaneswar, 30 km southwest of Cuttack. It is about 40 minutes drive to
Biju Patnaik International
Airport from Cuttack. To make arrangements for a
taxi from Airport to Cuttack, contact one the taxi operators and travel
agents that have counter in the Airport.
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