Golconda Fort, India
A granite hill fortress above Hyderabad.
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- Region
- India
- Position
- 17.3833, 78.4011
- Area
- 5 × 5 km
- Real elevation
- 492 to 608 m (116 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:33,300
- Heights
- 3× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Desert
- Group
- Castles and hilltop monasteries
About Golconda Fort, India
Golconda or Muhammadnagar is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was initially built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls, and was expanded into the current stone citadel by the Qutb Shahs. It was ceded to the Bahmani Kings (before it fragmented into 5 other kingdoms known as the "Deccan Sultanates") from Musunuri Nayakas during the reign of Bahmani Sultan Mohammed Shah I, during the first Bahmani–Vijayanagara War. Following the death of Sultan Mahmood Shah, the Sultanate disintegrated and Sultan Quli, who had been appointed as the Governor of Hyderabad by the Bahmani Kings, fortified the city and made it the capital of the Sultanate of Golconda.
From Wikipedia: Golconda, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Golconda Fort, India
Where is Golconda Fort?
Golconda Fort is in India at 17.3833, 78.4011. The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Golconda Fort model?
The land in this model runs from 492 to 608 m (116 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 3 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Golconda Fort?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 15.5 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:33,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Golconda Fort model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Golconda Fort model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Golconda Fort terrain model good for?
People use it as a gift, a desk piece, or the base for a tabletop game or diorama.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Golconda Fort, India from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square centered on 17.3833, 78.4011. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:33,300. The heights are exaggerated 3× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
