East Fort
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Kizhakke Kotta
East Fort | |
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Central Business District | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 695036 |
Telephone code | 0471 |
Vehicle registration | KL- 01 |
Kizhakke Kotta, also known by its English name East Fort, is a busy commercial street located at the heart of the central business district of
History
East Fort got its name from the eastern entrance to the fort built by the Kings of
Significance
East Fort is today the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. It is the central bus depot for the city bus services run by the state-run
Another important landmark is the 125-year-old Attakulangara Government Central High School (situated near Gandhi park), which was established in the year 1889 by social activist Marthandan Thampi during the reign of Ayilyam Tirunal. This school is the alma mater of many famous persons who are scattered around the globe. On its list of former teachers are poet
East Fort during the past few decades has transformed itself into one of the biggest commercial hubs of Trivandrum with many Jewellery and clothes brands like Alukkas, Alappat, Josco, Prince and Kalyan having their shops inside the fort premise. The 450 meters long street facing East Fort and Padmanabha Swamy temple is the most expensive stretch of land in Trivandrum[citation needed] with most of the land being owned by Rajadhani Group and Ramachandran Textiles group. There are temples devoted to Hanuman and Ganapathi inside the East Fort premises, along with an Ashram started by Shri Abhedananda. Government offices like Taluk office, District Co operative Bank and RTO office are also located here. There are many palaces within the fort premise like Kuthira Malika and Ranga Vilasom Palace (now a photo gallery). Other landmarks include the Pattom Thanu Pillai Park, Sanskrit school, Vasu Deva Vilasom Vaidyasala, Attukal Shopping Complex, Saj Lucia and Karimpanal Arcade.
The
Transport
Road
Being in the Central Business District of Trivandrum, East Fort is connected to the
Railways
East fort is very close to Thycaud another commercial suburb which contains
Public Transport
East Fort has a large bus stop having buses from most parts of Trivandrum District and City. After
Places of interest
- Sri Padmanabha Swami Templeand Padmatheerthakkulam - 200 m
- Pazhavangadi Ganapathitemple - 250 m
- Chalai bazaar - 100 m
- Kuthira Malika- 150 m
- AbhedanandaAshram - 200 m
- Ramachandran Textiles - 100 m
References
- ^ "Foot overbridge at East Fort all set for opening". 25 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.