PHOTOGRAPHY: Ahmedabad Monuments

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Jama Masjid

Mosque in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Jama Masjid, also known as Jumah Mosque, is a mosque in Ahmedabad, India built in 1424 during the reign of Ahmad Shah I. Lying in the old walled city, the mosque is situated outside Bhadra Fort area, along the south side of the road extending from Teen Darwaza to Manek Chowk.

Address: Manek Chowk, Gandhi Rd, Danapidth, Khadia, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001

Opened: 1424

Architectural Style: Indo-Islamic architecture

Materials: Yellow sandstone

Founder: Ahmed Shah I

Bai Harir Vav ( Stepwell )

Historical landmark in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bai Harir Stepwell is a stepwell in Asarwa area 15 km off Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Address: Hanumansingh Rd, Haripura, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016

Architectural Style: Islamic architecture

Construction Stated: 1499

Architect: Local

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur

Hindu temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur is the first Temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect. It is located in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India. It was built on the instructions of Swaminarayan, the founder of the sect.

Address: Swaminarayan Mandir Road, Old City, Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001

Completed: 24 February 1822

Bhadra Fort

Fortress in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, 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 and Archaeological Survey of India as a cultural centre for the city.

Materials: Stone and brick

Battles/wars: First Anglo-Martha war (1779)

Built by: Ahmed Shah I of Muzaffarid dynasty