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Queen's Bath

A plain-walled pavilion hiding an ornate indoor bathing pool ringed by arched balconies.

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Open

6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Entry

Free entry

Best time to go

Any time

Time to spend here

About 30 minutes

Crowds

Usually quiet

Free to enter and rarely crowded; sits near the Royal Enclosure on the eastern side of the ruins.

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About this place

The Queen's Bath is deceptively austere outside and richly decorated within. A large square bathing tank sits at its centre, surrounded by a corridor of ornate arched balconies and vaulted bays that once drew cool breezes over the water. A moat encircled the building and lotus-shaped fountains fed the pool, an early example of the Vijayanagara engineers' mastery of water.

Good to know

  • View the sunken bath and balconies only from the permitted walkway; do not cross barriers or enter the drained pool.
  • There is little shade around the monument, so an early-morning or late-afternoon stop is more comfortable.
  • Parking is outside the protected structure—follow the signed pedestrian entrance rather than driving to the map pin.

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