Watch Tower

This Towers which are adjacent to the defensive wall, could be seen inside the Courtyard and outside the defence Wall The enclosure walls are built with irregular, tightly fitted blocks which taper in thickness as the walls rise.
The watchtower on the north side is 12 metres high and the steps are from the outside to reach the top of the tower

These towers are constructed on four sides of the queen's enclosure used as watch towers. It's not allowed to enter inside the watch towers.

There used to be a palace for queens which is not there now or the palace was not completed. Hence these towers were constructed to safeguard queen's security.

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There are multiple large watch towers surrounding the Royal Enclosure. At first glance, these are easy to miss as they are located at different corners, but for the keen eyes these are nothing less than another epitome of Architecture.

The main purpose of these watch towers was to keep long-distance view of the surroundings and alert the security about any approaching danger to the Royal Family members

Each watch tower is 2 storied tall, hexagonal in design with 6 windows that would dive a 360 degrees view. These are also made using limestone which would protect the security guards from the scorching heat.

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There are flirt watch towers in all for directions to safeguard the queen's during the absence of King on battle tours. These are they feet height and a grand view of the entire surrounding

These are the watch towers for the Lotus Mahal.

(Visited in June 2019) - Located very near to Lotus Mahal, these watch/guard towers where loyal troops once guarded the Royal enclosure are simple yet elegant structures. One must understand that the capital of the empire Hampi-Vijayanagara is located very near to Tubgabhadra River and under threat by Bahmans & later Deccan Sultanates - so, security was important.

This watch tower is next to the basement of queen's palace to guard the queen. This place is part of zanana Enclosure.

Best time to visit Watchtower is the month of November to January . All days of the week is opened and it will be closed around 5.30 pm . It is one of the security sources during the period of krishnadevaraya . It is specially meant for the guards to quarantine the Royal place . It is spotted at many areas in Hampi , but these towers play a dual role , one for the military usage for the guards and as a vantage point for the Royal Ladies . It has few nearby attractions and restaurants ...
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There are many watch towers in Hampi. All are strategically placed.

This is inside the zanana enclosure. You can not climb on it but can take good pictures. This was a watch tower to keep the eye on the queens:->

The watchtowers located in Danaik’s Enclosure and the one inside the Zenana Enclosure are example of the fine watchtowers. Mohammadan Watch Tower inside the Danaik’s Enclosure is the most ornate of all the surviving the watchtowers in Hampi.

Near to elephant stable and lotus mahal

People who like History must visit here to know about the Vijayanagara empire.. One of the beautiful places at Hampi..

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