Hill Forts of Rajasthan(chittorgarh Fort)

This serial site, situated in the state of Rajastahan, includes six majestic forts. The eclectic architecture of the forts, some of which have a perimeter of many kilometres, bears testimony to the power of the Rajput princely states that flourished in the region from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries.
Enclosed within defensive walls are major urban centers, palaces, trading centers and other buildings, including temples that often predate the fortifications within which developed an elaborate courtly culture that supported learning, music and the arts. Some of the urban centers enclosed in the fortifications have survived, as have many of the site's temples and other sacred buildings. The forts use the natural defenses offered by the landscape: hills, deserts, rivers, and dense forests. They also feature extensive water harvesting structures that are, for the most part, still in use today.

Criterion (ⅱ): The Hill Forts of Rajasthan exhibit an important interchange of Princely Rajput ideologies in fort planning, art and architecture from the early medieval to late medieval period, within the varied physiographic and cultural zones of Rajasthan. Although Rajput architecture shared much common ground with other regional styles, such as Sultanate and Mughal architecture, it was highly eclectic, drawing inspiration from antecedents and neighbors, and had a degree of influence over later regional styles such as Maratha architecture.

Criterion (ⅲ): The series of six massive hill forts are architectural manifestations of Rajput valor, bravery, feudalism and cultural traditions, as documented in several historic texts and paintings of the medieval and late medieval period in India.

Country: India
Location: Rajastahan State
Coordinates: N 24° 52′ 60″, E 74° 38′ 46″
Inscription year: 2013
Inscription criteria: ⅱ, ⅲ