Gobindgarh Fort is located on the south west fringe of Amritsar, in a square pattern, with a perimeter of 1,000 m and made up entirely of bricks and lime.

From the middle of the 19th century until Indian independence in 1947, it was occupied by the British army who made numerous defensive improvements to the fort to take account of technological advances in weaponry.

Gobindgarh Fort was originally built by Dhillon Jat Misldar (militia chief) Gujjar Singh Banghi of Bhangi Misl, the local chieftain in the 18th century.

The structures built during this phase were the circular path in the center part of the innermost enclosure, Toshakhana (treasury), and Bastions.

It is reported that Maharaja Ranjit Singh kept his treasure at the Toshakhana which included the famous Koh-i-Noor and supplies for an army of 2000 soldiers in the fort.

These include the spiritual basis for martial traditions, a multi-cultural ethos, progressive, creative and pragmatic perspective, resistance to tyranny and protection to weak.

Punjabi government gave the fort to Mayanagri One Private Limited, who opened a theme park in 2017.

Numerous attractions have been added to make Qila Gobindgarh a live museum, along with exhibitions of Sikh martial history and the treasury of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Sher e Punjab - A 7D show based on the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh that transports back to the 19th century.

The circular structure of the roof that was made by the use of the original nanakshahi brick is intact till date.

Spirit of Punjab - A stage with live performances of bhangra, gatka, gidda, comedy, games, and dholi.

The double layer of forts walls at two levels provided for an efficient defense system.

The fort walls were 10-12m thick having a mud infill as the core protected on both sides with Nanak shahi bricks in lime mortar.

The flat terrain and the improved European artillery posed a greater threat and a challenge for the working of this fort.

Even if the enemy succeeded in climbing up the ravelins, they made easy target for the cannons at the rampart.

The circular plinth is the only remains of the Sikh building, which in itself speaks volumes about its rich architectural legacy.

No evidence of original flooring can be seen Maharaja Ranjit Singh announced MislBeli Ram is in charge of Toshkhana in 1813 A.D.

The gates are thus positioned as checkpoints and sudden turns and winds in the road are purposely designed to incorporate surprise attacks on the approaching army.

A conservation, management and reuse plan for Gobindgarh Fort was drawn up by the British, who then constructed roofs over the bastions.

A typical madras roof—a traditional flat roof of wood beams, purlins, and tiles with mud terracing, originated from south India and adopted by British—was constructed.

Skylights, with pitched roofing and centrally pivoted openings for ventilation with semicircular bulging jaali detail, were constructed to optimize the lighting conditions in these large barrack spaces.

However, it is noteworthy that it seems that the British pulled down the building above the plinth level and built the superstructure reusing the same materials.

In 1864 a rectangular superstructure housing four officers quarters were built (a legend runs that this was Bungalow, but this cannot be verified).

A cook house and 8 servant’s quarters are also recorded to have been in existence, although their evidence on site in the present context cannot be verified.

It is a building of typical colonial design, rectangular double-storied with a colonnade verandah running all around on both the floors.

Although the ground floor could have been a hospital, the upper floor—with a huge hall and oval, glazed ornamental ventilators—does not conform to this type of use.

The central core rooms must have been of Sikh origin, which during the British period in 1850 was remodeled as a colonial building.

This is a colonial era building, built in 1853 (as per MES records-date of purchase/date of erection), which was used for the treatment and purification of water by chlorination.

It has two rooms, one of which has a circular pit to house chlorination apparatus (a myth, however, holds it to be a Phasi ghar— hanging place).

The building is constructed with modular bricks in mud mortar having cement concrete flooring and terraced on jack arches.