Lodi Fort
{{Short description|A fort at Ludhiana}}
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The Lodi Fort ({{langx|pa|ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਕਿਲਾ|lit=Old Fort|translit=Purāṇā Kila}}) is a citadel in the city of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The fortress is located on the banks of the river Sutlej and contains a tunnel to leading to the neighboring town of Phillaur.
History
It was built over 500 years ago during the reign of the Sikandar Khan Lodi and was well-maintained under the reign of Ranjit Singh and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MhrzDwAAQBAJ|title=Know Your State Punjab|date=2019-06-04|publisher=Arihant Publications India limited|isbn=978-93-131-6766-2|location=|pages=184|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oecSAQAAMAAJ|title=The City Skyline of India, 2006: Top 100 Cities to Reside, Earn & Invest in|date=2006|publisher=Indicus Analytics|isbn=978-81-8015-030-2|location=|pages=85|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=27 September 2014|first=Aditi|last=Gyanesh|title=Major monuments given a miss on Punjab tourism's website|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Major-monuments-given-a-miss-on-Punjab-tourisms-website/articleshow/43571742.cms|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=Ripe with history, Ludhiana's Lodi Fort lies forgotten without ASI protection|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/ripe-with-history-ludhianas-lodi-fort-lies-forgotten-without-asi-protection-6192424/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=जिस धरोहर ने दिया शहर को बड़ा नाम, आज वही ढूंढ रही खुद के निशां Ludhiana News|url=https://www.jagran.com/punjab/ludhiana-lodi-fort-in-converting-to-ruins-to-careless-19576429.html|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}
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.{{Cite book|last=Punjab (India)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WTFuAAAAMAAJ|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Ludhiana. Supplement|date=1970|publisher=Controller of Print. and Stationery|isbn=|location=|pages=554|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=About Institute – gitcktpolyldh.ac.in|url=https://www.gitcktpolyldh.ac.in/about-institute/|access-date=2021-02-12|language=en-US}}
See also
References
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Category:Buildings and structures in Ludhiana