There are several buildings in Ranthambore National Park that transport you back in time. The park contains a large number of water features that offer great comfort to the park's wild animals throughout the sweltering summer days. The park is called after a massive fort that dominates it from atop a hill. The forest has several ancient ruins dispersed throughout it, giving it a distinct, amazing, and blended flavour of nature, history, and fauna. In the Ranthambore National Park, tigers have even been observed hunting right in front of tourists. History of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve The Indian government first built Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary, which later became Ranthambore National Park. It was designated as one of India's Project Tiger reserves in 1973. Ranthambore was designated as a national park on November 1st, 1980, and the nearby woods were given the names Sawai Man Singh Sanctuary and Keladevi Sanctuary.