East Fort (Thiruvananthapuram)
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The East Fort is located at the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city.
History
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East Fort got its name from the eastern entrance to the fort built by the Kings of Travancore. The old city was all inside the fort on four sides with the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple at the center. It is said that there were huge metal gates on this entrance to the Fort which was decorated with the symbol of a conch, which was the isignia of the Royal Family of Travancore.
Significance
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East Fort or Kizhakke Kotta, as it is known in Malayalam, is today literally the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. It is the central bus depot for the city bus services run by the state-run KSRTC. It is linked by MG Road to rest of downtown Thiruvananthapuram, and is the point of diversion to other parts of the city, as well as the famed Kovalam beach. The city's Central railway station, as well as the Central Bus Stand (for long distance buses) are both a few minute walk from East Fort, so are most of Thiruvananthapuram's cinemas, as well as top cultural venues and shopping malls.Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple, from which the city takes its name (Thiru Anantha Puram means 'the city or puram of Holy (Thiru) Anantha, another name for Vishnu, who is the deity of Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple), is situated inside the East fort entrance.East Fort during the past few decades has trasformed itself into one of the biggest commercial hubs of trivandrum with majority of Branded Jewellery showrooms like Alukkas,Alappat,Josco,Prince,Kalyan.Apart from that it also house the biggest textile shops of southern kerala.Some of other major landmarks are Pattom thanu pillai park for children, Rajadhani buildings,Theerthapada mandapam,Attukal shopping complex,Sri karthika thirunal theatre, Transport office, Taluk office.The majort KSRTC terminal is just outside east fort facing putharikkandam fields which offer a base ground for major political rallies and demonstrations.Gandhi park which gives a recreational comfort to passengers as well as others is just 50 meters infrot of it.
Places of interest
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Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple and Padmatheerthakkulam - 200 m
Sri Attukal bhagavathy temple - 2km
Pazhavangadi Ganapathi temple - 250 m
Chalai bazaar - 100 m
Kuthira Malika - 150 m
Abhedananda Ashram - 200 m
History
---------
East Fort got its name from the eastern entrance to the fort built by the Kings of Travancore. The old city was all inside the fort on four sides with the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple at the center. It is said that there were huge metal gates on this entrance to the Fort which was decorated with the symbol of a conch, which was the isignia of the Royal Family of Travancore.
Significance
-------------
East Fort or Kizhakke Kotta, as it is known in Malayalam, is today literally the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. It is the central bus depot for the city bus services run by the state-run KSRTC. It is linked by MG Road to rest of downtown Thiruvananthapuram, and is the point of diversion to other parts of the city, as well as the famed Kovalam beach. The city's Central railway station, as well as the Central Bus Stand (for long distance buses) are both a few minute walk from East Fort, so are most of Thiruvananthapuram's cinemas, as well as top cultural venues and shopping malls.Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple, from which the city takes its name (Thiru Anantha Puram means 'the city or puram of Holy (Thiru) Anantha, another name for Vishnu, who is the deity of Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple), is situated inside the East fort entrance.East Fort during the past few decades has trasformed itself into one of the biggest commercial hubs of trivandrum with majority of Branded Jewellery showrooms like Alukkas,Alappat,Josco,Prince,Kalyan.Apart from that it also house the biggest textile shops of southern kerala.Some of other major landmarks are Pattom thanu pillai park for children, Rajadhani buildings,Theerthapada mandapam,Attukal shopping complex,Sri karthika thirunal theatre, Transport office, Taluk office.The majort KSRTC terminal is just outside east fort facing putharikkandam fields which offer a base ground for major political rallies and demonstrations.Gandhi park which gives a recreational comfort to passengers as well as others is just 50 meters infrot of it.
Places of interest
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Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple and Padmatheerthakkulam - 200 m
Sri Attukal bhagavathy temple - 2km
Pazhavangadi Ganapathi temple - 250 m
Chalai bazaar - 100 m
Kuthira Malika - 150 m
Abhedananda Ashram - 200 m
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Fort
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 8°28'57"N 76°56'51"E
- Sreevaraham 1.4 km
- Palayam 2.9 km
- Manickamvilakam 3.4 km
- Shanghumugham 4.3 km
- Kannanthura 5 km
- Karikkakam 6 km
- Bapuji nagar 7.4 km
- AKRA - Arasummoodu Kizhakkumkara Residence Assocaition, Manvila, Kulathoor 10 km
- VSSC Housing Colony 12 km
- Thekkevila 57 km
- Government Central High School 0.2 km
- Padmatheertha kulam 0.2 km
- Sree Anantha Padmanabha Swami Temple, Thiruvanathapuram 0.4 km
- Inside Fort (Kottakyakam) 0.5 km
- Kutticaud Nagar 0.9 km
- Sreevaraham Temple Pond 0.9 km
- NSS Public School 1 km
- Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls 1 km
- Subhash Nagar 1.3 km
- Thiruvananthapuram District 12 km
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