Ranjit Vilas Palace

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Ranjit Vilas Palace Wankaner Town, Rajkot. Edit

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Ranjit Vilas Palace is famous for its beautiful architecture that is believed to be influenced by Mughal, Victorian, Gothic and Dutch styles. The palace houses a watchtower located on a hill. This palace was designed and constructed by Amarsinhji to be a lookout over the Wankaner Town. Covering an area of around 225 acres, this palace houses a state guest-house that is known as Chandra Bhavan. The palace design is an amalgam of different architectural styles. The palace has a Mughal dome, Victorian style windows with stained glass, Gothic arches and a large central Dutch style roof. The palace houses a collection of antique weapons like daggers, numerous swords and shields along with a collection of vintage cars, stuffed animals, paintings and more. Another attraction of this palace is a stable of Kathiawari horses.

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HistoryEdit

Maharaja of Wankaner HH Amarsinhji built this palace personally in 1907 AD. Thereafter, he named the palace after his dear friend Jam Ranjitsinhji of Jamnagar, who is also known to inaugurate the palace. Along the ground area, this imposing structure spreads out on 225 acres of land. Much of this structure still stands tall and had been previously the summer house of the rulers, who ruled the region of Jhalawar in Saurashtra. According to legends, a blessing or may be a curse was put on the town of Wankaner by the state Rajguru, Nagavaba that the town and its structure would be destroyed by fire or water and no other calamity or means would devastate the city. Since many years, a large public fair is arranged near the palace on Shravan.

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Throughout the year

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Morning to Evening

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1hrs

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Lords Banquet Restaurant ; Opp. Dharam Cinema, Kasturba Rd, Sadar, Rajkot. ; Ph/M – 0281 244 4486 ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Rajkot is well connected by a road network and national highways. The tourist can reach to Rajkot by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

Bus : There are state transport buses that are available to the city of Rajkot from all nearby cities, and tourits can even opt for private buses to Rajkot. Buses will regularly ply to the city of Rajkot from Mount Abu, Bhuj, Udaipur, Mumbai, Una and Bhavnagar. Buses also ply from the city of Ahmedabad.

Train : The city of Rajkot has frequent trains connected to other important cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Coimbatore, Cochin and Bhopal.

Air : The airport in the city of Rajkot is a domestic airport that has frequent flights to the city of Mumbai and Kandala. Rajkot Airport: 0281 245 1849.

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Safety / WarningEdit

Beware of pickpockets as Rajkot is a major tourist city in India.
Beware of fake items, especially the marble souvenirs.
If you buy from roadside sellers, most likely the items are fake and made of chalk instead of marble.
Better to buy from reputable shops even though you have to pay more.