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Baroda
is known as the garden city of Gujarat. A name that has been derived
from the profusion of banyan trees in the city. Once the capital
of the princely Gaikwad Family, Vadodara is a graceful city of
palaces, parks, temples, and museums. The city's Fine Arts College
attracts students from around the country and abroad.
Places
of Interest :
Nazarbaug Palace :
Built in old classical style, the palace was used on ceremonial
occasions by the Gaekwads. It now houses the royal family heirlooms.
Lakshmi
Villas Palace :
The Royal Family's residence is an extravagant building in Indo-
Saracenic style.
Pratap
Villas Palace :
Built as the residence of the royal family, the Pratap Vilas is
an extravagant and flamboyant building in the Indo-Saracenic style.
The palace houses a remarkable collection of old armoury and sculptures
in bronze, marble and terra cotta.
The
Baroda Museum and Art Gallery :
Founded by the Gaekwad in 1894, it has impressive collections
on Art and Archaeology, Natural History, Geology and Ethnology.
The adjoining Art Gallery has a great collection of European old
Masters Veronese, Giordano, Zurbaran; some Flemish and Dutch school
paintings Turner and Constable a collection of Mughal miniatures;
and valuable palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist and Jain origin.
Maharaja
Fateli Singh Museum :
This is the royal collection of art treasures of old masters like
Raphael, Titian and Murillo as well as modern western and Indian
painting Graeco-Roman exhibits, Chinese and Japanese art and a
large collection of contemporary Indian art. The family vault
of the Gaekwad rules. It is decorated with murals by the famous
Indian artist, Nandlal Bose.
Makarpura Palace :
A beautiful palace designed in the Italinate style, the Makarpura
palace is now used as a training school of the Indian Air Force.
Tambekarwada
:
This place is famous for its wall paintings.
Baroda
is known as the garden city of Gujarat. A name that has been derived
from the profusion of banyan trees in the city. Once the capital
of the princely Gaikwad Family, Vadodara is a graceful city of
palaces, parks, temples, and museums. The city's Fine Arts College
attracts students from around the country and abroad.
