Tiruchirappalli Fort
| Tiruchirappalli Fort (Trichinopoly Fort) | |
|---|---|
Broken Ramparts of Tiruchirapalli Fort | |
| Location | Trichirapalli, India |
| Coordinates | 10°48′18″N 78°41′06″E / 10.805°N 78.685°E |
| Elevation | 88m above Sea level |
| Current use | Ruins |
| Architectural style | Dravidian architecture (Nayakkar of Madurai) |
Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
Tiruchirappalli Fort is a dilapidated fort in India which once protected the Old City of Trichy encompassing Big Bazaar Street, Singarathope, Bishop Heber School, Teppakulam and Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort. All that remains now is a railway station with that name and Main Guard Gate along West Boulevard Road in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu. The fort can be traced along West Boulevard Road in West, East Boulevard Road in East, Butter-worth Road in North and Gandhi Market to the South.
Tiruchirapalli Fort Railway Station lies opposite the Main Guard Gate and Tiruchirapalli Town Station lies towards its Eastern Entrance.
Strategically sited on the bank of the River Cauvery (Kaveri) in Southern India, about 56 miles (90 km) from the sea, Trichinopoly was the third most important fortified post in the Madras Presidency (after Fort St. George and Fort St. David). The rectangular fort was built to enclose the Rock, one of several natural outcrops of volcanic gneiss which rise abruptly from the plain.