Amreli Rajmahal was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III during 1892 for his residence. The palace has 2 storey with magnificent windows. In early days it was used to organize ‘Lok Durbar’, when Amreli was part of Baroda State. The palace building in later years was also used as government offices. A bronze statue of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III stands…
Tucked behind a quiet compound wall in a busy corner of the city stands the Raopura Shala Number Ek. Said to be built in the 1884/85 the building is a perfect example of the kind of architecture that was prevalent in the city at the time of its making. It is also said that this is the very place at…
The temple is believed to be amongst one of the oldest temples from Gaekwadi era. The idol of Lord Krishna which is replica of idol in Vrindavan. It is said that idol in temple was made in Vrindavan & brought to temple near Sarkarwada. The temple is on ground floor, while the historic Sanskrit Pathshala was earlier located on floor…
It was in good old days too, when one can actually make space for Vadodara’s iconic places in their homes ! Monuments like Palace Gate, Nyay Mandir, Mandvi gate etc. can be taken home or can be gifted, as all these are available as medals, mementoes or in metal form as shields. Pawaskar family has been converting monuments into metal…
This building, known as Public Office was erected in 1882 AD (VS 1939) by Mr Fardunji Rustomji. The building earlier housed district court & is known as Srimant Sarkar Sayajirao Gaekwad Building which was constructed in the year & is considered to be monument of Gaekwad regime. Earlier in this building, other Government offices were functioning.
Established by Dattatray Mujumdar, in house of Mujumdar no Wada at Raopura area, Narayan Guru Talim was registered as full-fledged akhada in 1880, during the rule of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Mujumdar was a fitness enthusiast & were famous in those years as he had written Vyayam Kosh that too of 10 Volumes & of 4 different languages. This is…
Located in narrow lanes of Bajwada, & established in 1908, this infamous akhada was formed by Ambu Purani & Chhotu Purani, the two freedom fighters, to encourage & train young citizens of baroda for resisting British rule. The akhada has been training fitness freaks in mud kushti, malkhambh, langdi, wrestling, judo & such other games. It is still few of…
ગુજરાતમાં મરાઠાઓએ આક્રમણ કરી બાબી સુલતાનો પાસેથી વડોદરા કબજે કર્યું અને ગાયકવાડી શાસનની સ્થાપના થઈ એ પછી ગણપતરાવ ગાયકવાડના સમયે વડોદરા કેવું હતું. એનું વર્ણન કરતો ગરબો કોઈ અજ્ઞાત કવિએ ઈ. સ. ૧૮૪૭ – ૧૮૫૬ પછી રચ્યો હતો. એ સમયના વડોદરાની માહિતી પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે. ગરબામાં આવતાં નામોની આગળ નંબર મૂકવામાં આવ્યાં છે એમની સમજુતી ગરબાની નીચે આપી છે… ધન્ય…
Located in the midst of concrete jungle of along the Piramitar Rd, is the Chhoti Bibi’s Hazira, popularly known as ‘Chhotiya no Haziro’. Built during the reign of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad II, the Hazira belongs to a Dancing lady of his Darbar. It is said that Chhoti Bibi herself commissioned the tomb during her life. She had built it so…
Vadodara city is full of traffic islands installed with a lot of sculptures. Most of these were made by the local artists and sponsored by the industries of Baroda. Vad Circle: Located on the road from Nizampura to Channi area, the sculpture in this circle was shaped by Nagji Patel and commissioned by IPCL. The sculpture is sculpted from sandstone….