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Stone Doors

A fallen pair of monumental granite door leaves carved to imitate ornate wooden gates in Hampi's Royal Enclosure.

Stone Doors: Large Stone Door
Stone Doors: Hampi Large Stone DoorStone Doors: LARGE MONOLITHIC DOORS-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (1)Stone Doors: Hampi stone door

Open

6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Entry

Free entry

Best time to go

Morning

Time to spend here

About 20 minutes

Crowds

Usually quiet

Usually quiet even when the nearby Mahanavami Dibba is busy; the low stone leaves are easy to overlook.

Before you go

Car to the gate

No long walk in

Toilets 320 m away

Straight-line distance

Drinking water 540 m away

Straight-line distance

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About this place

The Stone Doors lie near the Mahanavami Dibba in Hampi's Royal Enclosure. Each massive leaf was carved from a single block of granite, complete with imitation wooden panels, lotus-bud studs, bolt sockets and pivot shafts. Their original doorway has not been identified, but their scale indicates an entrance to an important royal building; the surviving leaves are now displayed on low supports so both carved faces can be examined.

How to get there

  • By road to the entrance

  1. Go by car, bike or auto to Stone Doors

    Google Maps takes you by road to the nearest point to the place.

    Directions in Google Maps
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Walking paths and times are from Google Maps. The way in can change on festival days: follow the signs and ASI staff.

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