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Ahmedabad City and Environ Map 1866 Street scene of 1890. From 1857 to 1865, it was a time of great prosperity. The municipal government was established in 1858. The American Civil War (1863–1865) helped the economy of the city. The railway connecting Ahmedabad with Bombay was opened in 1864. Ahmedabad grew rapidly, becoming an important ...
City walls of Ahmedabad 1866. The Historic City of Ahmadabad or Old Ahmedabad, the walled city of Ahmedabad in India, was founded by Ahmad Shah I of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1411. It remained the capital of the state of Gujarat for six centuries and later became the important political and commercial centre of Gujarat.
Ahmedabad (/ ˈ ɑː m ə d ə b æ d,-b ɑː d / AH-mə-də-ba(h)d), also spelled as Amdavad (Gujarati: [ˈəmd̪ɑʋɑd̪]), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat.It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court.
Ahmedabad has many institutes which promoting classical music and dance. A famous event in the cultural calendar of Ahmedabad is an Indian classical music festival organized by the Saptak School of Music from 1 January every year where vocalists and instrumentalists from all over the world are invited to perform. The city has many museums.
Structure:- Ahemdabad Ni Gufa is an underground art gallery in Ahemdabad. It exhibits the work of the famous artist Maqbool Fida Hussain. The gallery represents a unique juxtaposition of architecture and art. The cave-like underground structure has a roof made of multiple interconnected domes, covered with a mosaic of tiles.
Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, first industrialist and mill-owner of Ahmedabad; Lalbhai Dalpatbhai, industrialist and first-generation mill-owner; Ambalal Sarabhai, industrialist; Kasturbhai Lalbhai, industrialist; Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai - Indian businessman and philanthropist, known for his contributions to education and research in India.
1535 – Humayun captured Ahmedabad and ruled for nine months. Bahadurshah recaptured. 1555 – Arrival of Arabian historian Udadbir. 1572 – Sidi Saiyyed Mosque with the world-famous carved stone tree constructed. 1572 – Akbar captured the city, end of the sultanate. 1586 – Meeting of Sant Dadu and Akbar, Akbar recaptured the city from ...
The large protruding porches have ornate columns and brackets with figures on three outer sides. [7] [8] [5] [4] The temple is dedicated to Dharmanatha, the fifteenth Jain Tirthankara, whose marble image is housed in the central sanctum. [5] The principal temple houses eleven deities, six in basement and five in three bay sanctuary.