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A watch tower near Zenena Enclosure
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Quite a large number of them can be spotted in and around Hampi. They were either the military observatories or the posts of guards at special areas. The military ones are typically located at vantage points like the hilltops, riversides, and peripherals of the fortifications etc. The other types are mostly located well within the royal area and other civil localities. They are more decorated (with plastered walls, domed roof, arches etc) than the military (made with rock slabs) ones located at the hilltops.
The watchtowers located in Danaik’s Enclosure and the one inside the Zenana Enclosure are example of the fine watchtowers. Mohammadan Watch Tower is the most ornate of all the surviving the watchtowers in Hampi.
Along the riverside on top of the boulder hills, you can spot four-pillared tiny rock pavilions in isolation. A number of these were used as military observatory posts.
