Lodhi Fort (Purana Qila)

Lodhi Fort (Purana Qila, Lodhi fort Ludhiana) is an ancient monument at Ludhiana, Punjab, India. It is a more than 500 years old fort constructed on the Sutlej banks by Muslim ruler Sikandar Lodi. The fort also has a tunnel to the neighboring town of Phillaur. Mostly the structure is turned into ruins. The fort was later declared a state-protected monument in December 2013.[1][2][3][4][5]

Gurudwara Sri Dukhniwaran Sahib, Clock Tower, Gurudwara Shri Manji Sahib Alamgir, Lodhi Fort, Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum, Shri Krishna Mandir and Guru Nanak Dev Bhavan, Tiger Safari

The Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology was initially based in the fort campus which is now shifted to the new address at Z - Block, Rishi Nagar, Ludhiana.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Know Your State Punjab. Arihant Publications India limited. 2019-06-04. p. 184. ISBN 978-93-131-6766-2.
  2. The City Skyline of India, 2006: Top 100 Cities to Reside, Earn & Invest in. Indicus Analytics. 2006. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8015-030-2.
  3. Gyanesh, Aditi (September 27, 2014). "Major monuments given a miss on Punjab tourism's website". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. "Ripe with history, Ludhiana's Lodhi Fort lies forgotten without ASI protection". The Indian Express. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. "जिस धरोहर ने दिया शहर को बड़ा नाम, आज वही ढूंढ रही खुद के निशां Ludhiana News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  6. Punjab (India) (1970). Punjab District Gazetteers: Ludhiana. Supplement. Controller of Print. and Stationery. p. 554.
  7. "About Institute – gitcktpolyldh.ac.in". Retrieved 2021-02-12.

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