Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

Name: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Address: Vadodara, India

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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of the country. It was later renamed after its benefactor Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda State. ()

Local name: महाराज सयाजीराव गायकवाड़ विश्वविद्यालय Established: 1881 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 22°18'45"N, 73°11'1"E

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Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sayaji Baug, Khanderao Market, Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Kirti Mandir.

0.4 miE
Zoo, Garden, Park
Sayaji Baug, Vadodara
10 min walk • Sayaji Baug is a garden located in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Also known as "Kamati Baug," it was built by H.H. Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad - a great visionary ruler of Baroda.
1.6 miSE
Shopping, Market
Khanderao Market, Vadodara
41 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.
~1660 ftE
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara
9 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.
0.6 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Memorial
Kirti Mandir, Vadodara
15 min walk • Kirti Mandir, or Temple of Fame, is the cenotaph of the Gaekwads, located in the city of Vadodara.
1.5 miSE
Tower
Kirti Stambh, Vadodara
37 min walk • "Kirti Stambh", Tower of Fame/Triumph, is located in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India.
1.5 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Akota Bronzes, Vadodara
40 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.
1.5 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Jivantasvami, Vadodara
40 min walk • Jivantasvami images represent the Jain Tirthankara Mahavira as a prince, with a crown and ornaments. The Jina is represented as standing in the kayotsarga pose. Jivantasvami images have been used only in the Shvetambara Jain tradition, they are unknown in the Digambara tradition.
~1750 ftSE
Stock exchange
Vadodara Stock Exchange, Vadodara
9 min walk • Vadodara Stock Exchange is a defunct stock exchange located in the city of Vadodara and fully owned by Government of India in Western India. It was established in 1990 at Vadodara. It is the only existing stock exchange in the state of Gujarat along with Ahmedabad.
0.8 miSE
Universities and schools
Baroda Medical College, Vadodara
20 min walk • Baroda Medical College is a medical educational institution for undergraduate and postgraduate medical studies that comes under the Faculty of Medicine of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. It is located in the Raopura area at Vadodara, India. It is primarily affiliated with Sir Sayajirao General Hospital.
1.3 miSE
Universities and schools
Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Vadodara
35 min walk • The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India.
~1170 ftSE
Universities and schools
Faculty of Science, Vadodara
6 min walk • The Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is one of the major art colleges in India. It has a reputation for promoting a creative and individualist approach among its students, and has historically adhered to secularist, humanist, and modernist ideals.

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Which popular attractions are close to Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda?

Nearby attractions include Faculty of Science, Vadodara (6 min walk), Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara (9 min walk), Vadodara Stock Exchange, Vadodara (9 min walk), Sayaji Baug, Vadodara (10 min walk).

How to get to Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda by public transport?

The nearest stations to Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda:

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City Bus Stand Vadodara (5 min walk)

Train

Vadodara Junction (6 min walk)
Vadodara Station (7 min walk)