HISTORICAL

Kankaria Lake
It is a circular lake constructed in 1451 by Sultan Qutubub-Din. In the center of the lake is an island garden with a summer palace known as Nagina Wadi. The lake is a popular recreation center, surrounded by parks, 'Bal Vatika', an aquarium, a boat club, a natural historical museum and a zoo.

Siddi Bashir Mosque
Known as Shaking Minaret or Jhulta Minar. When one minarets is shaken the other one begins to vibrate. The mosque was obviously built by master craftsmen and the crucial mechanism that causes the vibration is still a mystery.

Rani Rupmati's Mosque
Named after the Hindu wife of Sultan Mohmed Beghara, Rani Rupmati's Masjid in Mirzapur was built between 1430 to 1440 A. D. It has three domes supported by pillars with the central dome slightly elevated so as to allow natural light into the mosque. The mosque has richly carved minarets, balcony windows and perforated stone lattices. Its three domes are linked together by a flat roof. However, the mosque and tomb of Rani Sipri at Astodia surpasses it for its planning, structural arrangement richly carved minarets. Popularly known as Masjid-e-Nagina, this mosque is the most exquisite gem of Ahmedabad.

Shah Alam Rauja
The complex containing the tomb and tank of Shah Alam, the son of Qutb-i-Alam of Vatva, was executed in 1532.The tomb building is of double-screen type and the internal construction is entirely tribute. The mosque by contrast is entirely an arcade. At the two ends of the prayer hall are tall minarets, set forward about three meters from the facade, bearing four galleries supported on heavy corbel brackets. There is a large vaulted reservoir beneath the floor of the courtyard.

Kutbi Mozar
The recently constructed Kutbi Mozar is a colossal monument raised to the hallowed memory of Sayeed Qutub-ud-din Shaheed, 32nd in the line of succession, who suffered martyrdom. Near Anil Starch factory, it is a near replica of Taj Mahal.

Bhadra Fort
The Fort of Bhadra named after the famous temple of Bhadrakali laid its foundation in 1411 and it once enclosed the royal palaces and gardens. The wall, which fortified the city, has mere than ten entrance gates. Each Gate is unique in its self and has a little history behind it like the Gate facing Delhi is named Delhi Gate.

Three Gates
The tripple-arched gateway was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the royal entrance to the Maidan Shah or the Royal Square.

Gandhi Ashram
On a quiet stretch of the Sabarmati river is the Gandhi Ashram set up in 1917. During the lifetime of Mahatma Gandhi it was known as Satyagraha Ashram and was the center of India's freedom movement. It was from here, in 1930, that the Mahatma began his famous "Dandi March" to the sea to protest against the Salt Tax imposed by the British. 'Hridaya Kunj', the simple cottage where he lived, is preserved as a National Monument. A Gandhi Memorial Center, a Library and a Sound-and-Light spectacle offer an interesting display of the Mahatma's life and work.

Calico Museum
The Calico Museum of Textiles, widely regarded as one of the finest textile museums in the world was constructed in 1949. The Museum has no less than five centuries of the finest fabrics spun, woven, printed and painted in different parts of India. It also has a collection of marble, sandstone and bronze icons and busts split in two thematic sections-gallery for religious textiles and historical textiles.