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than places of residence. The look-out upon the 
scenery from this royal perch is truly sublime, ex- 
tending over an immense expanse of beautifully- 
undulated country, watered by the Tupti, and 
commanding a view of all the surrounding towns 
and villages, for many miles. The lower parts of the 
fort are abandoned to all the destructive powers of the 
elements, and the no less formidable, though more 
subtle, ravages of vegetation ; yet the passage of ages 
appears to have effected upon these solid structures 
as little injury as the same number of years would 
have produced upon the ordinary works of man. 
This is the more striking, from the circumstance, 
that nearly all the surrounding buildings, — which, 
though of a more modern date, are also of a less 
substantial construction, — are running very rapidly 
to decay. Their roofs have nearly all fallen ; 
many of their walls are also prostrate; and the 
hand of time lies heavily, both upon their form and 
material. 
One suite of chambers alone is an exception to 
this remark ; for, although of a light and elegant 
design, the apartments are still in fine preserva- 
tion ; at the same time it is probable that they are 
of a much later period than the rest of the fort. The 
exterior is not remarkable for beauty, and the 
entrance is so mean and obscure, so overgrown with 
weeds and shrubs, as to escape the notice of a passing- 
spectator. Chance, or a minute examination of the 
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