Kirti Mandir

Situated near the picturesque Vishwamitra Bridge of the city, the Kirti Mandir was commissioned by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in the memory of his beloved ancestors. Also known as the Temple of Fame, it was built in 1936 as part of the Maharaja’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It is believed to have been designed by architect Talwalkar, who interned with Chisholm on…

Khanderao Market

Khanderao Market is a sprawling market complex erected by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations of his reign in 1906. It was presented as a gift to municipality and was named after the previous ruler and his late adoptive father Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwad II (1856–1870). The complex houses the fruit and vegetable market (wholesale and retail),…

Shri Sayaji Tower

Tucked in the small strip of garden across the Faculty of Arts of the MSU, is a silent clock tower, called the Shri Sayaji Tower. The tower was erected during the years 1920-21 at the cost of Rs. 30,470 from which the clock itself costed about Rs. 3000. The Tower : The tower is almost 40 feet high and emerges…

Faculty of Technology and Engineering – MSU (Kalabhavan)

The Faculty of Technology and Engineering – MSU actually started it’s journey from the Senapati Bhavan as the “Kala Bhavan Technical Institute” in the year 1890. It was only in the year 1949, that it was established as the Faculty of Technology and Engineering and assimilated in the Maharaja Sayajirao University. A palatial home for the Institute : After being…

Indumati Palace

Indumati Mahal is a palace located just opposite to Lukshmi Vilas Palace. Built in the 1880s, it was renamed after Sayajirao’s granddaughter and the sister of Mahraja Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Princess Indumati Raje. Earlier the palace used to house photographs of the royal family and historic books. Along with this, it housed the ceremonial cannons used to salute Sayajirao III whenever…

Raopura Tower

The Maharani Chimnabai Tower, commonly known as Raopura tower is one of the major landmarks of the city. Erected in 1896, the funds for the tower were contributed by the citizens of Baroda in the memory of Maharani Chimnabai  I (1864-1885). Maharani Chimnabai I was the first wife of  Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. It was inaugurated by the last Nawab of…

Nazarbaug Palace

Located in the actual heart of the city, the now demolished, Nazarbaug palace stood just across Mandvi, and was built by Maharaja Malharrao Gaekwad in 1871. Considered to be the oldest palace in Baroda, in it’s later years it was used as a sort of a treasury and was still the first choice of the royals for conducting large scale functions….

Then & Now