Marvelous Monuments

"Sat Kaman" is one of the most famous tourist attraction of Champaner, A historical city in the state of Gujarat, in western India. It is in Panchmahal district, 47 kilometres from the city of Vadodara. It literally means “Seven Arches”. The Rajput fort in Pavagadh has gates on all sides. One of it is the Budhiya Darwaja in the western side. Close to it is the Sadan Shah Gate. Sat Kaman or the 7 arches is situated on the end of this Sadan Shah Gate (right next to Budhiya Darwaja). It was built for a strategic defence need. The guards could view the entire plains below from this spot. However, today it has become a prominent tourist attraction. The arches were built with yellow sandstone. The material used is local sandstone, but the patterns and colours that happened within each stone was fabulous. One of the outstanding things about this structure is: the arches are kept intact by the interlocking mechanism; no cement was used to bind them! The way ...

Kevada Masjid (also Kewda or Kevda) is a mosque in Champaner, Gujarat state, western India. It is part of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosque has minarets, globe-like domes, and narrow stairs. According to Ruggles (2008), nature was integrated into the Kevada mosque's architecture in a way that was unusual elsewhere in the Islamic world.   This mosque was built in Champaner during the time of Mahmud Begada, as were several other masjids, such as the Bawaman, Ek Minar, Jama, Khajuri, Nagina, and Shahar Ki. After James Burgess and Henry Cousens wrote descriptions of the Kevada, Jama, and Nagina Masjids, roads were built to reach them. The Kevada Mosque is notable because of its mausoleum. Kathra Masjid is west of the Kevada. The masjid has many mihrabs, all intricately carved. There is a damaged brick tank for ablutions before prayers are offered at the mosque. The cenotaph is square in shape with a fluted central ...

The Cenotaph of Kevada Mosque is located in the campus of Kevada mosque. It is in the historical city Champaner, Panchmahal District of Gujarat, India. This monument is a part of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Cenotaph is primary attraction here at the Kevada Mosque.   The Cenotaph had built in the Roman style which is in front of the Kevada Mosque. It is beautiful structure, which is not the part of the mosque but is fascinating and stunning. The view of cenotaph is simply amazing, especially at sunset or sunrise.   There is a damaged brick tank for ablutions before prayers are offered at the mosque. This monument is located next to the tank. The cenotaph is square in shape with a fluted central dome and four corner domes. Picture Credit:  Parth Vaghela

Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was built by Ahmad Shah I in 1411. With its well carved royal palaces, mosques, gates and open spaces, it was renovated in 2014 by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a cultural centre for the city. It is believed the fort adopted the name Bhadra after a temple of Bhadra Kali, a form of Laxmi which was established during Maratha rule but a plaque near fort tells a different story: The Bhadra Gate - C.A.D. 1411 - The massive fortified gate was built in or about 1411 to serve as the principal eastern entrance of the palace erected here by Sultan Ahmad Shah I (1411-1442), the founder of Ahmedabad. The palace called the Bhadra after the ancient Rajput citadel of that name at Anhilwada-Patan (Baroda State), which the first three kings of the dynasty of Gujarat Sultans had held before Ahmedabad became the capital. Three inscribed slabs on the walls connectin...

The Sidi Saeed Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saeed ni Jali locally, built in 1572-73 AD (Hijri year 980), is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. As attested by the marble tablet fixed on the wall of the mosque, it was built by Sidi Saeed in the retinue of Bilal Jhajar Khan, general in the army of the last Sultan Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah III of the Gujarat Sultanate. The mosque was built in the last year of the existence of Gujarat Sultanate. The mosque is entirely arcuated and is famous for beautifully carved ten stone latticework windows (Jalis) on the side and rear arches. The rear wall is filled with square stone pierced panels in geometrical designs. The two bays flanking the central aisle have reticulated stone slabs carved in designs of intertwined trees and foliage and a palm motif. This intricately carved lattice stone window is the Sidi Saeed Jali, the unofficial symbol of city of Ahmedabad and the inspiration for the design of the...