The Fort of bricks - Ita Fort

Ita Fort is a brick fort located in the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar. As every tourist the same question occurred in my mind too – Why Ita fort? Let Explore!
Soon I get to know that, as the name suggest ‘Ita’ which means bricks in Assamese and ‘Nagar’ means city – the city of bricks. It is one of the most important historical sites of Arunachal Pradesh. Ita fort is protected by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). 

Ita Fort (Photo by Chandramouly Pandey)

The structure of Ita Fort dates back to 15th century. The fort was built by King Ramachandra, one of the most prolific rulers of the Jitari dynasty. The fort was deliberately built in an irregular shape to confuse the invaders. There are three large entrances to the fort, which are quite beautiful. It was built at the top of a hill, so that intruders will have to walk long tiring route in order to reach at the top. The southern gate of the fort, gives the idea about the long thick walls which helps them to protect from the trespassers. 

Ita fort - Western Gate (Photo by Chandramouly Pandey

The stone work of the Ita Fort at Arunachal Pradesh covers an area of 45 cubic meters and around 80 lakhs of bricks were required to erect the structure of the fort during that era. Interesting facts about the fort is that almost 45,000-man days were used to build this fort. The fort has three different entrances at three different sides, which are western, the eastern and the southern sides.
Now the fort is nothing more than the ruins. The remains many ancient artifacts from this ancient fort have been shifted and are neatly displayed in the state museum – Jawaharlal Nehru Museum located around 2KM from Ita fort.

Ita Fort Southern Gate (Photo by Chandramouly Pandey)

How to reach?
Southern gate of the Ita fort is located at the Bank Tinali, Itanagar at NH-415 and the western gate is located at around 1.35KM away from the southern gate at the hill top. You can hire a taxi or an auto which will help you to reach Ita fort. 

Timings are from 8 AM – 4 PM, it is huge fort so you have to walk a lot to cover and enjoy the architecture of the fort.

Entry Fee - INR 10 for Indian and 50 for Foriegners.