The Mobile Palace/Delhi Pavilion as it was known back in the day, now houses the Maharani Chimnabai Ladies Club. Located besides the Bird Zoo at Sayaji Baug (Kamati Baug) this wooden structure was actually commissioned to be Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III‘s residence during the Delhi Durbar of 1911. Royal Opulence : Would you like a tent to be booked in your…
Club
The Shri Sayaji Vihar club which proudly stands near the Khanderao Market, was constructed by the Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and was originally called the Officers’ Club meant for sports activities. The Building : The building goes with the spirit of the other buildings of it’s time, and had a color scheme in contrasting colors of brick red and ivory….
Commissioned in the year 1936, the Maharaja Pratapsinh Coronation Gymkhana is yet another example of an act of defiance against the Britishers. Yuvraj Pratapsinhrao the grandson and successor of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, declared that he will be setting up a Polo Club, during the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of his grandfather’s rule. The Backdrop: Just before some decades of securing…