Bukka's Aqueduct
A massive stone aqueduct that once lifted Tungabhadra water to the hill suburbs north of the river.
Open
6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Morning
Time to spend here
About 30 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
On the north bank near Sanapur and Virupapur Gadde, away from the main ticketed circuit; best reached by bicycle or auto from Anegundi.
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About this place
Bukka's Aqueduct is a Vijayanagara-era hydraulic work attributed to the early Sangama king Bukka I, on the north bank of the Tungabhadra near Anegundi and Sanapur. What survives is a tall bridge-like span of dressed granite blocks that carried water channels to higher ground across the river from the sacred centre. The unusual height of the structure shows how ambitious the city's water-lifting schemes were before much of the system fell into ruin.
Where it is
Close by
Photo credits
- Bukka's Aqueduct: Bukka Aqueduct · Chaduvari · CC0
- Bukka's Aqueduct: Anegundi - Tungabhadra Bukka Aqueduct · Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bukka's Aqueduct: Water way near Tungabhadra · Ashok Vootla · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bukka's Aqueduct: Through the waterway · Ashok Vootla · CC BY-SA 4.0
