摘要:The very old constructions of the city of Gwalior include historical buildings like Gwalior Fort which is facingthe problem of higher plant growth. The objective of this paper is to study the diversity of higher plants on oldbuildings and their effect on them. Gwalior fort with its various buildings was selected for this study. Thequalitative analysis of the monuments showed high diversity of various higher plants. In tropical countrieslike India the growth of higher plants on old constructions is a serious problem as they damage constructionsphysically as well as chemically.