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8-648: Khanderao market is a palatial commercial building located on Chamaraja Road in Vadodara , Gujarat , in western India . It was erected by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1906–07 as a gift to the city municipality to mark the silver jubilee of his administration. The offices of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation are located here. The market was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1906–07 and named after his predecessor and his adoptive father Khanderao Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda (1856–1870). It
16-490: A central junction. The main gate takes inspiration from the gate of Dabhoi Fort while to domes are inspired by Hindu temple and arches are influenced by Islamic architecture. The perforated stone screens are similar to that of Agra . The statue of Khanderao in the courtyard was sculpted by Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar and was inaugurated by Sayajirao Gaekwad III on 23 December 1935. Chamaraja Road, Vadodara Chamaraja Road , also known as Chamaraja Wodayar Road
24-503: A dedicated campus near Palace. Now the Institute is affiliated to Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda . Another similarity between these stalwarts is both of them were adopted from Maharajas and went on to become the rulers of their Kingdom. Chamaraja Road is also one of the busiest roads in the city and is lined on one side with retail stores, food outlets, restaurants and many more. It has many office buildings, shops and markets. It
32-424: A large central dome rising to the height of 86 feet. Both bays are 70 feet long and 34 feet wide with a cloister around it. It is constructed from bricks and mortar and clad with Dhrangdhra stones. The 16 stalls on ground floor of the main building are occupied by municipal offices while other stalls on two sides are used by 192 shops. The open courtyard between these two sides is 181 feet long and 156 feet wide and has
40-427: Is a road in Vadodara , India . It runs east from Lakshmi Vilas Palace at one end to Bhagat Singh Chowk at the other. Known as Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Rajmarg (since 13 May 2015) or Rajmahal Road in the past, the road was renamed back to Chamaraja Road in 2017. This road was named after Chamaraja Wodayar by Sayajirao Gaekwad in 1888. Both then Yuvarajas were very good friends and Sayajirao Gaekwad named
48-408: Is also a home to many buildings and banks. Khanderao Market , which hosts the office of Vadodara Municipal Corporation and famous landmark in the city Kirti Stambh are located in this Road. This article about a location in Vadodara district , Gujarat , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vadodara district Too Many Requests If you report this error to
56-628: The road leading to the Palace through Gate-2 as Chamaraja Road. Similarly a road bordering Mysore Palace on east direction was named Sayajirao Road when Sayajirao Gaekwad visited Mysore in late 1893. During his visit, Sayajirao Gaekwad was inspired by the huge collection of rare manuscripts in Oriental Research Institute, Mysore and started a new Oriental Institute in Vadodara on 1 September 1927 in Central Library and later shifted to
64-619: Was presented by him as a gift to the city municipality to mark the silver jubilee of his administration. It was built at the cost of about ₹ 3 lakh (equivalent to ₹ 10.0 crore or US$ 1.2 million in 2023). The offices of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation are located here. Fresh vegetable and flower market is also located in the back garden. The market was designed in Indo-Saracenic style by English architect Robert Chisholm before his return to England. The two-storey building has two bays connected by an overhead passage with
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