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Kodanda Rama Temple
Achyutaraya Temple
Matanga Hill
Balakrishna Temple
Narasimha Statue
Sister Stones
Underground Temple
Zenana Enclosure
Elephant Stables
Guards Quarters
Hazara Rama Temple
Royal Enclosure
Durbar Hall
King's Palace
Dasara Platform
Stepped Tank
Water Channels
Yantroddaraka Anjineya Temple
King's Balance
Vittala Temple
Purandaradas Mantap
Queen's Bath
Singarada Hebbagilu
Noblemen's Palaces
[elephant stables]ELEPHANT STABLES

Located outside the Zenana enclosure, on the East, is an oblong structure of considerable size, called the Elephant stables. Among the many civil structures of the place, this building is a fine example of Indo-Islamic style of architecture. It has a greater Islamic character about it. The building consists of eleven large rooms with very high ceilings. Large domes crown ten of these. These domes are of brick and mortar, and are of different shapes drum-shaped, ribbed and octagonal.[elephant stables] The superstructure of the central upper pavilion is lost. It probably had a Hindu Sikhara in consonance with the Indo-Islamic architecture. The rooms were used as Elephant stables. The elephants were tied to the chairs hanging from the center of the ceiling as can be made out from the iron hooks embedded in some of the ceilings.

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