Fort Gate (Kotagummam):
Fortgate, Rajahmundry is a well known place to all. But no body could show/see the gate. The area covering the old-Godavari railway station, Statue of Mrityunjaya(Lord Hanuman), Statue of Mr.Potti Sriramulu and Hotel Ajanta is called Fortgate. Today,the Fortgate is not there, but a wall(only a part) covering the main street (through which elephants, horses etc were taken for a bath) is still  found. This wall is slant on both sides. We can also see the tomb/Samadhi of daughter of Sir Arthur Cotton.

During the construction of the Railway bridge(Havelock Bridge - named after the then Madras Governer) in 1900 one of the Fort walls was demolished. The fort was constructed between 8th and 11th centuries during the reign of Chalukyas. Today also we can find Kandakam Street(Kandakam - A big canal dug around the fort filled with water to stop the enemy forces from coming into the fort - generally 20ft depth and 50ft width).

The present Municipal water works department(Formerly Municipal High School) was famous as Ratnangi and Chitrangi palaces. A undergroundway(Sorangamu - The way to escape when enemy forces attack the palace from all the sides - Generally for queens, princes and princesses) recently came into light which was said to have the other end of it at Pandavula Metta(Near Peddapuram).

[Now & then of Rajahmundry]
[Rajahmundry Central Jail]