Makarpura Palace, Vadodara

Name: Makarpura Palace
Address: Himmat Nagar, Marutidham Society, Vadodara, India

#14 among attractions in Vadodara

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Makarpura Palace was a royal palace of Gaekwads of the Baroda State, in present-day Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It was built by Maharaja Khende Rao in 1870, in the Italian style. It was used as summer residence and hunting resort by the Royal Family. ()

Completed: 1870 (154 years ago)Coordinates: 22°14'28"N, 73°11'42"E

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Himmat Nagar, Marutidham SocietyVadodara India

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Nearby attractions include: Khanderao Market, Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Sursagar Lake, Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum.

3.8 miN
Shopping, Market
Khanderao Market, Vadodara
99 min walk • khanderao market is a famous and palatial building located in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat State, western India. It was erected by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1906, named after Khande Rao Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda. It was presented by him as a gift to the Municipality to mark the Silver Jubilee of his administration.
4.9 miN
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara
125 min walk • The Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery in Vadodara was built in 1894 on the lines of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Science Museum of London. Major Mant in association with R.F. Chisholm who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine Indo-Saracenic architecture designed the Building of this Museum.
4.1 miN
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Sursagar Lake, Vadodara
106 min walk • Sursagar Lake also known as the Chand Talao is a lake situated in middle of the city of Vadodara in the State of Gujarat in India. The lake was rebuilt with stone masonry in the 18th Century. The water in this lake remains in it for the whole year. A concrete wall surrounds the lake on which the people use to sit.
3.5 miN
Museum, Art museum
Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Vadodara
90 min walk • Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is a museum housed within the Maharaja's palace in Vadodara, India.
4.6 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Memorial
Kirti Mandir, Vadodara
117 min walk • Kirti Mandir, or Temple of Fame, is the cenotaph of the Gaekwads, located in the city of Vadodara.
3.5 miN
Palace
Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara
89 min walk • The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace.
4.2 miN
Palace
Nazarbaug Palace, Vadodara
109 min walk • Nazarbaug Palace or Nazar Bāgh Palace was the Gaekwad's royal palace in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India. The Nazar Bāgh Palace' was built in 1721. It had three storeys and is the oldest palace in Baroda. It was constructed by Malhār Rāo Gaekwad in the late 19th century.
2.6 miN
Archaeological site
Hazira Maqbara, Vadodara
67 min walk • The mausoleum known as Hazira at Vadodara, Gujarat, India; contains the tombs of Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Khan who was the tutor of Salim, son and successor of Akbar, and also that of his son Naurang Khan who held important offices in Gujarat under Akbar.
3.8 miN
Tower
Kirti Stambh, Vadodara
96 min walk • "Kirti Stambh", Tower of Fame/Triumph, is located in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India.
3.9 miNW
Garden, Park
Akota, Vadodara
100 min walk • Akota is an urban area in the western side of Vadodara City, in the state of Gujarat, in India. Earlier it was known as "Anakotakka", as mentioned in one of the Akota Bronzes. The suburb is located on the banks of river Vishwamitri. It is one of the oldest areas of the ever growing Western part of Vadodara.
4.1 miNW
Museum, Art gallery
Akota Bronzes, Vadodara
105 min walk • The Akota Bronzes represent a rare and important set of 68 Jain images, dating to between the 6th and 12th centuries AD, which were found in the vicinity of Akota near Baroda in the Indian state of Gujarat. It includes rare Gupta period bronzes that have been widely used for comparison of Gupta period art.