Faculty of Science, Vadodara

#24 among attractions in Vadodara

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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. ()

Coordinates: 22°18'36"N, 73°11'9"E

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Faculty of Science – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sayaji Baug, Khanderao Market, Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Sursagar Lake.

~1730 ftNE
Zoo, Garden, Park
Sayaji Baug, Vadodara
9 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.
1.4 miSE
Shopping, Market
Khanderao Market, Vadodara
35 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.
~1190 ftNE
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara
6 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.
1.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Sursagar Lake, Vadodara
34 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.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Vadodara
34 min walk • Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is a museum housed within the Maharaja's palace in Vadodara, India.
~1960 ftSE
Sacred and religious sites, Memorial
Kirti Mandir, Vadodara
10 min walk • Kirti Mandir, or Temple of Fame, is the cenotaph of the Gaekwads, located in the city of Vadodara.
~1170 ftNW
Universities and schools
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
6 min walk • The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India.
1.2 miSE
Tower
Kirti Stambh, Vadodara
32 min walk • "Kirti Stambh", Tower of Fame/Triumph, is located in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India.
1.4 miSW
Garden, Park
Akota, Vadodara
37 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.
1.5 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Akota Bronzes, Vadodara
39 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
39 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Faculty of Science?

Nearby attractions include Vadodara Stock Exchange, Vadodara (4 min walk), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara (6 min walk), Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara (6 min walk), Sayaji Baug, Vadodara (9 min walk).

How to get to Faculty of Science by public transport?

The nearest stations to Faculty of Science:

Bus

City Bus Stand Vadodara (6 min walk)

Train

Vadodara Junction (9 min walk)
Vadodara Station (11 min walk)