Question

Look carefully at the map of Golconda. On the map, arrows show all four directions.

• If you are peeping inside from Bodli Darwaza, in which direction from you is Katora Hauz?
• If someone is entering from Banjara Darwaza, in which direction from her is Katora Hauz?
• In which direction will you walk from Bala Hisar to reach Moti Mahal?
• How many gates can you see on the outer walls of the fort?
• Count how many palaces are there in the fort?
• What arrangements for water can you see inside the fort? For example, wells, tanks, step-wells.

Answer 1

• Katora Hauz is in the northwest direction if someone is peeping from Bodli Darwaza.
• If someone is entering Banjara Darwaza, Katora Hauz lies to their south.
• One needs to walk towards the east from Bala Hisar to reach Moti Mahal.
• Eight gates can be seen on the outer walls of the fort.
• There are five palaces in the fort.
• We can see tanks (Hauz) and stepwells (Baoli) as arrangements for water inside the fort.