Indumati Mahal is a palace located just opposite Lukshmi Vilas Palace. Built in the 1880s, it was renamed in honor of Sayajirao’s granddaughter, Princess Indumati Raje, who was also the sister of Maharaja Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad. Historically, the palace housed photographs of the royal family and a collection of historic books. It also stored ceremonial cannons used to salute Sayajirao III…
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Located in the heart of the city, the now-demolished Nazarbaug Palace once stood proudly across Mandvi, built by Maharaja Malharrao Gaekwad in 1871. Considered the oldest palace in Baroda, it later served as a treasury and remained a favored venue for grand royal functions. The palace grounds also housed the enchanting Shish Mahal, a palace of glass. A Splendid Structure…
Housing the only Railway University of India, the Pratap Vilas Palace was commissioned for the crown prince of Baroda in 1908. Now known as ‘The National Academy of Indian Railways’ or ‘Bharatiya Rail Rashtriya Akademy’ (in Hindi), earlier it was known as the Railway Staff College. Railway Academy : After independence, the Bombay Province had taken over these premises on lease…
The Maharaja Palace, often referred to as Sarkar Wada, is a collective term for a group of five distinct palace buildings constructed and modified between 1780 and 1856 by the Gaekwad family. The initial building, known as Leeli Haveli, was not originally intended to be a palace. It served as the residence for Sayajirao II, Fatehsinhrao II, Ganpatrao, and Khanderao…