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Did you know
... that Sherza Darwaza in Bidar Fort, India, depicts two images of tigers carved on its fascia, which according to Shia belief, denotes Ali's assured protection of the fort from enemy attack?
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A photograph of the information plank at the Bidar Fort was uploaded at: File:Bidar Fort description.JPG on Commons. The plank had following information. (Put in bullets and selected out by me.)
Built by Sultan Ahmed Wali between AD 1426 to AD 1432
Surrounded by a 5.5kms wall
Wall consists of 37 massive polygonal bastions
7 irregular rhombic shaped gates
The south east entrance has a zig zag passage protected by three gates
Fort has triple moat defense, which is unique and was made by Turkish mercenaries just the way Medieval European forts have.
Fort has big magazines for arms storage
It has tunnels to escape in emergencies
The fort has influenced planning of various other subsequent forts like Golkonda, Bijapur and Bangalore.
Monuments in fort are: Takht Mahal, Tarkash Mahal, Rangeen Mahal, Gagan Mahal, Shahi Matbakh (royal kitchen), Diwan-i-Am, Solah Khamb Mosque and Naubat Khana.