Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum

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Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Laxrni Vilas Palace Compound, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Vadodara, India. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is a collection of sculptures in marble and bronze. These embody copies of nice masters in bronze commissioned by the maharaja and conjointly originals by famous artists. one of the creative persons commissioned by the maharaja was associate Italian artist Fellicci whose works adorn not only the museum however conjointly the Lukshmi Villas Palace. some of Fellici’s works is seen on the public Park ( Sayaji Garden also known as Kamati Baug by the locals). The museum has an oriental gallery which homes Japanese and Chinese sculptures and different works collected by the maharaja on his visits to those countries.

Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Vadodara

HistoryEdit

Maharaja Fateh Singh museum is a museum housed among the maharaja’s palace (the Lukshmi Villas Palace) in Vadodara, India. The Fatehsinhrao museum, that was established in 1961, is located in the Palace grounds. The building was created as a school for the Maharaja’s children. nowadays an outsized variety of works of art belonging to the royal house ar displayed in the deposit. The deposit contains works of art collected by maharaja Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III throughout his numerous trips out of Asian country. The foremost works of art during this museum ar the paintings by European and Indian artists including a group of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was specially commissioned by the then maharaja of Baroda. the collection includes portraits of the royal house in addition to the paintings supported Hindu mythology for which Raja Ravi Varma was notable.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

10:30 am – 5:30 pm.

Closed OnEdit

Mondays & Public Holidays.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October and March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

2 to 3 hours

Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs. 25

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs. 100

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Geeta ; Next To Makarpura St Bus Depot ,Manjalpur, Vadodara. ; Ph/M – 91-265-3292939 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxies are available from Railway station and Airport to reach the Sight.

Bus : Buses are operated by VTCOS town bus service further as the private bus operators. The main bus stands within the town are the Nizampura Bus Stand, Chhani Bus Stand, Laxmipura Bus Stand and Tarsali Bus Stand.

Train : The major rail junction in Vadodara is that the Vadodara railway station. The station is found right within the heart. It is the state’s busiest junction. From here major cities of India may be reached simply by train. Vadodara has 5 railway stations; they’re Vadodara Junction, Bajwa, Pratapnagar, Makarpura and Vishwamitri. From railway station taxies and autorickshaws are availble to reach the site.

Air : Vadodara’s airport additionally called Civil airport Harni presently operates domestic flights solely. Airlines like Air India, Jet Airways and Indigo operates direct flights to and from Delhi and Mumbai. The closest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport which is regarding 100 km away in Ahmedabad and is served by Air India, Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. Once getting airport, taxies and autorickshaws are availble to reach the site.

Others : Auto rickshaws : Auto rickshaws are also available from the airport and this is the cheapest option that you can take to reach the city center.

By Boat : Vadodara can be accessed by travelling in river Mahi in a boat from Savli.