Must-see attractions in Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

  • Jama Masjid, Mosque, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Jama Masjid

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Built by Ahmed Shah in 1423, the massive Jama Masjid ranks as one of India’s most beautiful mosques. Demolished Hindu and Jain temples provided the…

  • Calico Museum of Textiles

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This museum contains one of the world’s finest collections of antique and modern Indian textiles, all handmade and up to 500 years old. There are some…

  • Sabarmati Ashram

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    In peaceful, shady grounds on the Sabarmati River’s west bank, this ashram was Gandhi’s headquarters from 1917 to 1930 during the long struggle for Indian…

  • Sarkhej Roza

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This mosque, tomb and palace complex is dedicated to the memory of Ahmed Shah I’s spiritual adviser, Ahmed Khattu Ganj Baksh. The elegant, dilapidated…

  • Adalaj Vav Step-Well

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    The Adalaj Vav, 19km north of Ahmedabad, is among the finest of the Gujarati step-wells. Built by Queen Rudabai in 1498, it has three entrances, leading…

  • Hutheesingh Temple

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Outside Delhi Gate, this Jain temple is one of 300 derasars in Ahmedabad. Even if you've already seen some, this one will make your jaw drop in wonder at…

  • Siddi Sayid’s Mosque

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    One of Ahmedabad’s most stunning buildings, this mosque is famed for its exquisite jali windows, spiderweb fine, two of them depicting the intricate…

  • Rani Sipri’s Mosque

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This small mosque near the ST bus stand is also known as the Masjid-e-Nagira (Jewel of a Mosque) because of its graceful construction, with delicately…

  • Youths enjoy a ride in floating spheres as tourists throng Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2012. Heatwave conditions persist over much of India as the country's expected moonsoon, crucial to farmers and growth in Asia's third-largest economy, has missed its normal arrival date but forecasters said they were confident the rains would arrive soon. Normally the rains begin sweeping across the subcontinent from June 1 to late September and in recent years they have started early.  AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY        (Photo credit should read SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/GettyImages)

    Kankaria Lake

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Created in 1451, this large artificial lake is a nice respite from the hectic streets (though it gets crowded at weekends and in the evening). Attractions…

  • Toilet Garden

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Who knew that the humble toilet could be so interesting? Part of the Sanitation Institute, the Toilet Garden displays designs for new ecofriendly toilet…

  • Lokayatan Folk Museum

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This museum, 3km west of the river in Bhudarpura, displays a fascinating range of Gujarati folk arts – particularly from Kachchh – including woodcarvings,…

  • Dada Hari Ni Vav

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This relatively little known step-well, built in 1499 by the supervisor of Sultan Mahmud Begada’s harem, descends through five levels to a small well, now…

  • Bhadra Fort

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Built immediately after the founding of Ahmedabad in 1411, Bhadra Fort houses government offices and a Kali temple. Its mighty gate formed the eastern…

  • Mill Owners' Association Building

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    One of four buildings in Ahmedabad designed by legendary Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, this one is the most striking. A dramatic ramp rises up the…

  • City Museum

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Inside one of four city buildings designed by Le Corbusier, this museum covers Ahmedabad’s history, craft, art, architecture and literature. It includes…

  • NC Mehta Gallery

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This gallery has an important collection of jewel-like illustrated manuscripts and miniature paintings. Best known is Chaurapanchasika (Fifty Love Lyrics…

  • Mausoleum of Ahmed Shah

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This atmospheric mausoleum, outside the east gate of the Jama Masjid, may have been constructed by Ahmed Shah himself before his death in 1442. His…

  • Sabarmati Riverfront

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Rejuvenating the long-neglected banks of the Sabarmati River, this waterfront promenade stretches for 11.5km through the heart of Ahmedabad. There are…

  • Amdavad ni Gufa

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Looking something like a giant bubble caterpillar from outer space (use your imagination!), this unusual architectural style has the brilliant official…

  • Swaminarayan Temple

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    The glorious, multicoloured, carved-wood Swaminarayan Temple, in the old city, was built in 1822 as the first temple of the Swaminarayan Hindu sect…

  • Indian Institute of Management (IIM)

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    The campus at the Indian Institute of Management, one of India's most exalted business schools, was designed by renowned American architect Louis Kahn and…

  • Ahmed Shah’s Mosque

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Southwest of Bhadra Fort and dating from 1414, this is one of the city’s earliest mosques, built for the sultan and nobles within Ahmedabad’s original…

  • Kalam Kush

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This factory transforms scraps of waste cotton into paper, which was one of the cottage industries introduced by Gandhi. No chemicals are used in the…

  • Kalpana Mangaldas Museum

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This museum features festival masks from around India, toys, crafts, musical instruments and, just to round things off, an elephant skeleton. Admission is…

  • Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Part of the LD Institute of Indology, this museum houses a gorgeous collection of ancient and medieval Indian art treasures, including Buddhist, Hindu and…

  • Rani Rupmati Mosque

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Dating from around 1430-40, the Rani Rupmati mosque was built by Sultan Mahmud Begada in memory of his wife, Rani Rupmati (the mosque is sometimes called…

  • Vechaar Utensil Museum

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    At Vishalla restaurant, this museum displays the graceful practicality of pots and utensils, with more than 4500 items from all over India, some 1000…

  • Dai Halima Mosque

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Behind Dada Hari Ni Vav step well, the 16th-century Dai Halima Mosque contains the mausoleum of a royal midwife named Halima, with attractive jali (carved…

  • Sidi Bashir Mosque

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Between Ahmedabad train station and Sarangpur Gate, the Sidi Bashir Mosque, built in 1452, is famed for its 21.3m-high shaking minarets (jhulta minara),…

  • Teen Darwaja

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    To the east of Bhadra Fort stands the Teen Darwaja, which was the gateway into Maidan Shahi (Royal Sq), where royal processions and polo games took place.

  • Rani-na-Hazira

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    The tomb of Ahmed Shah’s queen sits on a raised platform that’s engulfed by market stalls. Though it’s not in great shape, the jali screens are worth a…

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