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	'''Roopangarh Fort''' is a former fortress and palace in the town of [[Roopangarh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] that is today a hotel. The fortress was originally built by, and named after, [[Maharaja]] [[Roop Singh of Kishangarh]] in 1648. It was sited at strategic point atop a hill to the north of [[Kishangarh]] controlling the important trade route to the [[Sambhar Salt Lake]]. Around the fort a substantial town grew up that became a centre for artisans and manufacturers. For a century it also served as the primary residence of the [[Maharaja]]s of Kishangarh, and the capital of the state. An ornate palace was built next to the fortress.		'''Roopangarh Fort''' is a former fortress and palace in the town of [[Roopangarh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] that is today a hotel. The fortress was originally built by, and named after, [[Maharaja]] [[Roop Singh of Kishangarh]] in 1648. It was sited at strategic point atop a hill to the north of [[Kishangarh]] controlling the important trade route to the [[Sambhar Salt Lake]]. Around the fort a substantial town grew up that became a centre for artisans and manufacturers. For a century it also served as the primary residence of the [[Maharaja]]s of Kishangarh, and the capital of the state. An ornate palace was built next to the fortress.

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[[File:Roopangarh Fort.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The entrance to the fort]]
'''Roopangarh Fort''' is a former fortress and palace in the town of [[Roopangarh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] that is today a hotel. The fortress was originally built by, and named after, [[Maharaja]] [[Roop Singh of Kishangarh]] in 1648. It was sited at strategic point atop a hill to the north of [[Kishangarh]] controlling the important trade route to the [[Sambhar Salt Lake]]. Around the fort a substantial town grew up that became a centre for artisans and manufacturers. For a century it also served as the primary residence of the [[Maharaja]]s of Kishangarh, and the capital of the state. An ornate palace was built next to the fortress.

In 1999 the Maharaja opened the fort as a hotel, but left the interior and exterior little changed from its time as a palace. It has 20 rooms, some of which are vast former royal suites.

==References==
*''Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra.'' Lindsay Brown and Amelia Thomas. Lonely Planet, 2008

==External links==
*[http://www.royalkishangarh.com/roopangarh_home.html Official site]

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[[Category:Forts in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Hotels in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Heritage hotels in India]]

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