▁has ▁huge ▁double ▁walls ▁with ▁bast ions ▁project ing ▁irregular ly , ▁where ▁two ▁c arts ▁can ▁be ▁driven ▁ab re ast ". ▁The ▁fort ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁gran ite ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁quar ries ▁in ▁Arc ot ▁and ▁Ch itt or ▁districts . ▁It ▁spread s ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ ▁within ▁a ▁broken ▁mountain ▁range . ▁The ▁fort ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁mo at ▁which ▁was ▁once ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁line ▁of ▁defence ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁invasion . ▁It ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁included ▁an ▁escape ▁tunnel ▁leading ▁to ▁Vir in j ip ur am ▁about ▁ ▁away , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁other ▁roy als ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁an ▁attack . ▁This ▁report ▁was ▁however ▁later ▁disput ed ▁by ▁research ers ▁of ▁the ▁AS I ▁who ▁found ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁passage . ▁The ▁fort ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁military ▁architecture ▁in ▁Southern ▁India ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁grand ▁r amp arts , ▁wide ▁mo at ▁and ▁robust ▁m ason ry . ▁The ▁J al ak antes hw ara ▁Temple ▁ ▁inside ▁V ell ore ▁fort ▁is ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁V ij ay an ag aram ▁Architecture . ▁The ▁temple ▁has ▁ex quis ite ▁car v ings ▁on ▁its ▁g op ur am ▁( t ower ), ▁rich ly ▁car ved ▁stone ▁pill ars , ▁large ▁wooden ▁gates ▁and ▁st unning ▁mon ol