沃菲爾德風(fēng)土圖記 X

貢珀?duì)柛駹栭L(zhǎng)城沿著阿拉瓦利山嶺蜿蜒32.2 km（超過20 mi）。城墻在山頂?shù)牟糠趾０?.1 km（3 500 ft），從那里可以遙望西邊塔爾沙漠的沙丘。5 m厚的巨大城墻后面有超過300座印度教和耆那教神廟。通過七座紀(jì)念性的大門可以通往上層。這座15世紀(jì)的紀(jì)念性建筑充滿了宗教傳說和民間傳說，因此對(duì)印度人民來說，除了建筑本身之外，它還有著非常特殊的意義。

The great stone wall of Kumbhalgarh snakes along the Arāvalli Range for over 20 miles. From the fort’s hilltop location elevation of 3 500 feet above sea level, the sand dunes of the Thar Desert are visible far to the west. Over 300 Hindu and Jain temples lie behind the massive 5 meter thick frontal walls. The upper level is accessed through seven monumental gateways. Steeped in religious legends and folklore, this 15th Century monument has a very special significance beyond its architecture to the people of India.