Monument

Ruined Gateway with Lofty Pillars

A collapsed chariot-street gateway marked by a long row of tall monolithic pillars west of the Vittala Temple.

Open

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Entry

₹40 for Indians · ₹600 for foreign visitors

Best time to go

Morning

Time to spend here

About 35 minutes

Crowds

Usually quiet

On the western chariot street near the Vittala Temple ticket gate; most visitors hurry past on the way to the stone chariot.

Before you go

18 min walk in

Or the battery buggy from the gate

Toilets 220 m away

Straight-line distance

Drinking water 220 m away

Straight-line distance

On the ASI ticket

This place is one of ten that share one ASI ticket. Bought for a date, the same ticket also gets you into these that day:

Vittala Temple Stone Chariot Shri Bhashyakara Gudi Kuduregombe Mantapa Zenana Enclosure Lotus Mahal Elephant Stables Guard's Quarters near Elephant Stables Guards' Quarters Archaeological Gallery

₹35 online for Indian visitors · ₹550 for foreign visitors

Book on the official ASI site ASI’s page on Hampi

How the ticket works

Listen to the story

About this place

The Ruined Gateway with Lofty Pillars stands on the western side of the Vittala Temple chariot street, where a processional route once entered the temple precinct. All that survives is a striking line of slender granite pillars and fragments of the gateway platform, enough to show how grand the approach must have been. The site is listed by the Archaeological Survey of India as monument N-KA-B79-d.

How to get there

Parking: Vittala visitor parking
1.3 km walk · about 18 min
Battery buggy runs too

Drive or take an auto to Vittala visitor parking
This is as far as a private vehicle can go.
Directions to the parking
Walk 1.3 km to Ruined Gateway with Lofty Pillars, or take the buggy
About 18 min on foot, along the path on the map. Battery buggies also run from the parking; fares, queues and times can change.
Walking route from the parking
Arrive at Ruined Gateway with Lofty Pillars