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 Kankaria
Lake, Aquarium & Zoo |
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 The
life bubbles here every weekend, constructed
by Sultan Qutub-ub-Din. Originally known
as Hauj-e-Qutub (The Kings Bath), in olden
times the sultan used it has recreational
for himself and his queen. The Lake is a
polygon with thirty four sides and three
balconies on to the water from the edge
of the lake. The sultan enjoyed illumination
and fireworks here. In the middle of the
lake is situated the Nagina Wadi and is
connected by way from the lake. The on sides
is situated the Kankaria Zoo & Balvatika.
Zoo has various animals and attracts various
visitors. The Balvatika has collection mirrors
which make you laugh. |
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| Step Wells |
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 In
era of the Sultanate, the authorities use
to develop wells for travelers as a place
to rest or to drink water. The finest example
are Dada Hari ni Vav and the Adalaj ni Vav.
The interiors of these caves are paved with
beautiful carvings in stone.
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| The Palace
of Shahibaugh |
Shahibaug
Palace was built in 1622 A.D. by Shahjahan
as a royal residence. Currently same has
been converted into Sardar Patel Memorial.
It is also associated with Shri Ravindranath
Tagore. |
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| Jain Temples
(Derasars) |
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 Ahmedabad
has been famous for its Derasars or Jain
Temples like Chintamani Temple, Hutheesingh
Temple and various other are situated in
the old city. There are approximately hundred
plus Derasars in the old city. Many of them
were built in Moghul times, many are situated
in the houses of people and many are underground.
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| Darwazas(Gates)
of Ahmedabad |
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 During
Ahmedabad's construction, various monuments
were built around the fort of Bhadra. These
monuments were the gates for the entrance
in the city. These gates, also called Darwajaas
are situated all around the old city. Few
of them still are visible in proper condition.
- Teen Darwazas
- Lal Darwazas
- Delhi Darwazas
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| Sabarmati
Gandhi Ashram |
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 After
the return of Gandhiji from Africa, after
some time Gandhiji started living in Ahmedabad.
He built on the banks of the river Sabarmati,
the famous Gandhi Ashram. In today's modern
Ahmedabad this particular place stands high
on tourist map. Still various things of
Gandhiji can be seen and there are few Khadi
shops around, which Gandhiji promoted.
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| Sidi Syed
Mosque |
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 The
mosque is situated near Lal Darwajaa and
it has magnificiently carved stone work.
The mosque is famous world wide for the
same.
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| Jumma Masjid |
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 A
fine example of Islamic Architecture is
developed in the Sultanat period and was
built by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1423 A.D.
It stands on 260 pillars with support of
15 Domes, the mosque is also regarded one
of the beautiful monuments in Western India.
One could witness outstanding workmanship
and design.
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| Bhadra
Kali Mandir (Temple) & Fort |
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 The
Temple was built in the fort of Bhadra during
Aazam Khan's time. It was built in one of
the ground floor rooms and it draws thousands
of visitors every day.
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| Calico
Museum of Textile |
CMT has
one of the finest collections of textile
work from all over the India; it all also
has collection from varied ages. The collection
has Shamianas, Wall Hangings, Saris and
various rich works of embroideries. The
Museum is situated near Shahibaugh Palace. |
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| Vishalla
Utensils Museum |
Utensil
Museum takes in account of more than 2000
traditional Utensils of all sizes &
shapes designed in silver, brass, and bronze.
And various utensils have work on them done
in wooden & ivory. This beautiful museum
is located at vasna. |
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| Tribal
Museum |
The Museum
is located at Gujarat Vidyapeeth. The museum
takes credit in properly documenting life
of Tribal. The museum boast a collection
of complete tribal life right from their
home, artifacts and various objects which
are used in day to day life. |
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| Sanskar
Kendra - The Kite Museum |
Situated
at Paldi, the museum boasts the collection
of various kites, which is one of its kinds
in India. It has collection of kites from
all over the world, various photographs
as well. The adjacent part to the museum
has theatre, which on various occasions
is hub of various cultural activities. |
