Manimajra Fort

Manimajra Fort
Manimajra Fort
Chandigarh, India
	Manimajra Fort,East side view
	Manimajra Fort
Coordinates	30°42′52″N 76°50′14″E / 30.71444°N 76.83722°ECoordinates: 30°42′52″N 76°50′14″E / 30.71444°N 76.83722°E
Type	fort
Site information
Controlled by
Open to; the public	No
Condition	Deteriorating
Site history
Built by	Ghareeb Das
Materials	Nanak Shahi bricks

Manimajra Fort, is a fort situated in Mani Majra, Chandigarh (city of Indian Union). ^[1] It is over 360 years old Fort and became more popular with the shooting of the Oscar-winning movie Zero Dark Thirty.^[2]

History[]

As per Mahan Kosh, popularly known as Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Mani Majra was a town of (then) Ambala district of Punjab Province, which was conquered in 1821 by a local zamindar^{[check spelling]} along with 84 other villages and turned into the capital of his newly created State. The State was last ruled by Bhagwan Singh of the clan of . As Bhagwan Singh was childless, the Government took control of the property of this fort.^[3]^[4]

Ownership[]

Presently the property is owned by along with other related properties. The ownership of this property is under controversy and the case is under trail in the court.^[5]^[6]

Present condition[]

Present condition of the fort is not good and it is deteriorating day by day. The premises is being used as a playground or for parking vehicles by people living in the adjoining area. The walls are decaying and weed growth is visible on the walls (see pics in Gallery).^[7]