Tags: Military Structure.
Balapur Fort is a Mughal fortress in fairly good condition situated in the town of Balapur in the Akola district of India. Construction on the fort was started by Mirza Azam Shah the son of Emperor Aurangzeb and it was completed by Ismaeel Khan the Nawab of Elichpur in 1757. The chhatri (umbrella-shaped pavilion); a canopy constructed by Mirza Raja Jaisingh has an area of 25 square feet and a height of 33 feet.