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Treat it as a 45-minute stop and keep your expectations on the museum, which sits in the old church and is small. Part of the fort still houses government offices, so some areas are not open to visitors. Do the two stone elephants at the entrance and the views, then move on.
Mudduraja built the original earthen fort in 1681, and Tipu Sultan later rebuilt it in granite. The palace inside was renovated in 1814 by Lingarajendra II, and the British added the clock tower and portico. The fort's Veerabhadra temple was replaced in 1855 by a Gothic-style Anglican church, which now holds the museum of Kodava life.
