Raigad was not the ruins that it is today. It was a beautiful place with wooden interiors that could house hundereds of people. In short it was a 'Palace on Fort'. Unfortunately, the Britishers demolished it completely. The fact that it took them 11 months to burn the structure on the fort, goes to show how huge the construction was atop the fort. If only you knew this you would have certainly enjoyed your trip to Raigad. And if you knew Marathi, you could have understood the glory of Raigad as narrated by the tourist guides there. Historical places are not for those with zero knowledge of history. When visiting any historical place it's important to imagine yourself in that era to relate to the circumstances existing during that period. You can't be in the 21st century and appreciate the beauty of past. No wonder, you could only see the ruins and not the greatness of the fort.
