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PATANG HOTEL

The aan & shaan of amdavad .......The revolving hotel........The PATANG HOTEL😀😊😍.............

               The most famous revolving restaurant " Patang " is a master piece............

       It's kind of unique revolving restaurant in its own....... You can see nice view of River Front            ahmedabad city from their..............

                Patang Hotel is a Landmark of ahmedabad.............. 

The night scene of the River Front 🌆🌃of amdavad near PATANG HOTEL........river front shinning🎇 like diamond 🌃🌉with the lights😊😍

MANEKCHOWK

Manek Chowk is a Khau Galli of Ahmedabad. It blooms at night 🌆🌃in Manek Chowk area which is near to Railway station in Ahmedabad. We get all types of street food here and people enjoy to come and eat here late night.............

There are all types of foods like Chats, Choles, Parathas, South Indian, Pav Bhajis, Ice Creams Shakes etc.🍲🍱🍕🍝🍯🍮🍧🍨...............

If you are a foodie then this is a worth visiting place in Ahmedabad...............

RANI NO HAJIRO

No visit to Ahmedabad is complete without experiencing the crazy chaos of Manek Chowk............

This is the city's biggest market for jewellery, foodstuff, textiles, wedding articles, fruits and vegetables. Located in the centre of the city, this bustling open square showcases the best of the city's bazaars and is a photographer's delight.

The market has many moods – in the mornings the vegetable markets are active, during the day time, it is dominated by the jewellery shops, and in the evenings, the food stalls start to emerge, serving hot, scrumptious snacks to hungry shoppers..............

The nearby Rani no Hajiro is a 'ladies' market, with costume jewellery, textiles, and other knick-knacks and bargains.............

                                       RAVIVARI

‘Ravivari’, the informal market is held under Ellis Bridge on Sundays and continues to take place even as the market is being redeveloped to provide better facilities for the vendors and visitors.

The market is designed as a multi-purpose space, with ‘Ravivari’ on Sundays and seasonal markets and other kinds of organized vending facilities on a daily basis.

Every Sunday afternoon, this riverfront bazaar changes from it’s usual sedate Sunday morning-self into a crowded thorough-fare of merchants and stalls who are selling all that you can imagine. And with that arrive the many people – young and old – who come to enjoy the sights and sounds of what’s going on.

On this particular Sunday I noticed a little bit of everything. Antique furniture, second-hand clothing, paintings, records, gramophones, war paraphernalia and vintage fashion magazines. The antique, the odd and the downright obscure. All available for a price. 

KANKARIA LAKE

            Kankaria Lake, formerly known as Hauz e Qutub, is the second largest lake in Ahemadabad, Gujarat, India. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. A lakefront is developed around it, which has many public attractions such as a zoo, toy train, kids city, tethered balloon ride, water rides, water park, food stalls, and entertainment facilities. The lakefront was revamped in 2008. Kankaria Carnival is a week-long festival held here in the last week of December. Many cultural, art, and social activities are organised during the carnivals.  

         

ELLIS BRIDGE

                                               

                    Ellis Bridge is a century old heritage bridge situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It bridges the Western & Eastern parts of the city across the Sabarmati river. This bowstring arch truss bridgewas the first bridge of Ahmedabad constructed in 1892. Later new concrete wings were constructed on either side in 1997 and it was renamed as Swami Vivekananda Bridge but is still known to people by its old name.  

     

SIDI SAIYYED MOSQUE

                                     

                      The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque (સિદી સૈયદ નું મસ્જિદ), more popularly known as Sidi Saiyyed Ni Jaali (સિદી સૈયદ ની જાળી), built in 1573, is one of the most famous mosques of Ahemadabad. As attested by the marble tablet fixed on the wall of the mosque, it was built by Sidi Saeed or Sidi Saiyyed, an Abyssian in the retinue of Bilal Jhajar Khan, general in the army of the last Sultan Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah III of the Gujarat sultan.

TEEN DARWAJA

Teen Darwaza is an architectural marvel, the beauty of which is surely going to leave you awestruck. Consisting of gorgeous arched gates, Teen Darwaza is one of the longest as well as the oldest gateways of the Ahmedabad city. It was established in the year 141 A.D. by Sultan Ahmed Shah, who founded the city of Ahmedabad. Read on to know more about Teen Darwaza of Ahmedabad, India…Teen Darwaza of Ahmedabad, India is truly an epitome of the fine Islamic architecture. The windows of this fabulous monument are semi circular and adorned using mesh work. The central window depicts the tree of life. Five palm trees are shown that are covered with snakes. This portrayal also serves as the symbol of the Gujarat Government. This regal citadel is one of the most sought after tourist destinations in Ahmedabad

LAL DARWAJA

Lal Darwaja is the most popular shopping hub of the city. It is the busiest shopping area in the city. You can buy sarees, gents garments, children garments, shoes, chaniya choli, wallets, old books, belt and endless things. Lal Darwaja is my favourite shopping area in Ahmedabad. They generally quote higher price for every item and if you are aware about price of particular item then you must bargain with the hawker/shop owner. Most of the time, item price is quoted higher than its original price. I have also experienced that sometime they quote more than 5x higher price than its original product price............... So, it is advisable to keep bargaining till hawker lowers the price. It will be best shopping experience at Lal Darwaja for you.............

SABARMATI ASHRAM

Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, four miles from the town hall. This was one of the residences of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, generally called Mahatma Gandhi, who lived there for about twelve years along with his wife, Kasturba Gandhi.

It was from his base here that Gandhi led the Dandi march also known as the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930. In recognition of the significant influence that this march had on the Indian Independence Movement  the Indian government has established the ashram as a national monument.

This remarkably elegant temple created out of white marble has been sacred to many Jain families, generation after generation. It was built in 1848 A.D. at an estimated cost of 10 lakh rupees by a rich merchant Sheth Hutheesing as a dedication to the 15th Jain tirthankar, Shri Dharmanatha. Traditional artisans working in stone belonged to the Sonpura & Salat communities. The Salat community constructed masterpieces of architecture ranging from forts, palaces to temples. The work of the Hutheesing Jain temple is attributed to Premchand Salat. One scholar has remarked, "Each part goes on increasing in dignity as we approach the sanctuary. Whether looked at from its courts or from the outside, it possesses variety without confusion and an appropriateness of every part to the purpose for which it was intended"

Located outside the Delhi Gate, the temple is spread over a sprawling courtyard, a mandapa surmounted by a large ridged dome, which is supported by 12 ornate pillars. The small garbhagruh (main shrine) on the east end reaches up into three stunningly carved spires and encircled by 52 small shrines dedicated to the various Tirthankars. There are large protuding porches with magnificently decorated columns and figural brackets on three outer sides. Also a recently built 78 ft Mahavir stambha (tower) fashioned after the renowned tower at Chittor in Rajasthan, flanks the outer courtyard by the front entrance. Some of the motifs used in the design reminds one of the Sultanate minarets of the Mughal period

DELHI DARWAJA

The Darwaja orGates of Ahmedabad were built during different times starting from 1411 as the entrances to the walled city of Ahmedabad,Gujarat, India

These entrances to the city has a unique name and history. Pretty much the area surrounding these gates have adopted the name of the gate as the name of the locality. Each of the gate has beautiful carvings, calligraphy and some of them even balconies.

Formerly known as Idariyo Gate, the doors of iron-plated timber, the gateway of three stone arches fifteen feet broad and twenty-two high with a roofed platform 32x20 pierced for one gun. In 1878, on either side of the main gateway, two openings, each 8 feet wide and 16 high were added for foot passengers 

                            Beautiful collection of ornaments @Lawgarden 

                    

                                        SCIENCE CITY

Science city is one of the best place to visit... There is a theater, the best 3D movie experience can be done there. Some games are also there. Food is available, it's not much costly. You can easily spend 4 hours there. There is a little science museum too. So do visit with family once.

          
                        AMDAVAD NI GUFA

 

Amdavad ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, it exhibits works of the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain............ 

Here there is garden & cafè also where we can arrange for small meetings also............