Jhulta Minar in Ahmedabad City

When you visit Ahmedabad City you will find Jhulta Minar. This is an extraordinary structure. Jhulta Minara is part of the mosque of Siddi Bashir. It is a swaying manarets. It swayed by applying a little force at the peak of the arch. One part of minarets was demolished by and Englisman in his attempt to untravel the mystery of the swaying minarets. The mosque was built by a master craftsmen and the crucial mechanism that causes the shaking is still a mystery. The minars stand the test of the rumbling trains that passes through.

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Calico Musuem in Ahmedabad City

You will be enjoying in you site viewing in Calico Museum in Ahmedabad City. It is one of the finest textile museums in the world in one of Gujarat's famous carved wooden havelis. The museum exhibit a superb collection of rare textiles dating in 17th century. There is also a library on textiles. The Calico Museum is located in the Sarabhai Foundation. In Shahibagh the Calico Museum of Textiles, is widely observed as one of the finest textile museums in the world. It was built in the year 1949 AD.

Sidi Bashir Mosque in Ahmedabad City

There are a lot of nice place you can see in Ahmedabad. You will enjoy your trip here. I should recommend you to visit A rich Jain merchant. This temple was built outside Delhi Gate in 1850. It is built of pure white marble and abundantly decorated with rich carvings, dedicated to Dharamnath, the 15th Jina or Jain apostle. it was made with intricate carvings and built in white marble, the Hatheesing Jain temple is one of the best ornate Jain temple in Ahmedabad.

Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad City

You can find Gandhi Ashram alongside the Sabarmati River. It was the nerve center for the Indian Freedom movement. The beautiful ashram complex offers a refuge from the loud streets of the city. It has shady trees which will make you feel relax and at piece. There is a museum inside the Ashram complex. The units were simple in style but very functional.

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Rani Rupmati Mosque in Ahmedabad City

Named after the Hindu wife of Sultan Mehmed Beghara, this mosque was built between 1430 to 1440 A. D. having three domes supported by pillars with the central dome slightly elevated to allow natural light into the mosque. The tomb of Rani Rupmati is next to it. Rani Rupmati Masjid named for the princess of Dhar who married the Sultan of Ahmedabad, is another fine example of the Indo-Sarcenic blended style.

A high central arch, 3 imposing domes, slim minarets, carved galleries and an exquisite mihrab are the high points. 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 and structural arrangement.

Popularly known as Masjid-e-Nagina, this mosque is the most exquisite gem of Ahmedabad. It also serves as a stylistic interlude between Achut Kuki's and Rani Sipri's mosque. The side entrances in the mosque open out in balcony windows on either side and end in a lattice window. The domes are supported with rows of 12 pillars each where as the smaller domes at the front and the rear of the bigger domes as well as the four corners of the mosque rise in gentle crescents that lend a gentility to the mosque. The central section is an elevated level that rises above the small flanks and provides for a pierced clerestory, which carries the dome above. Note how the dome is raised to allow light in around the base but cut out the glare of the sun.

Nearby are the superbly proportioned 1465 AD mosque of Muhafiz Khan, splendidly carved with a 3 arch façade and minarets, the Saiyad Usman mausoleum - said to have started a trend for corner minarets in 1460s and the 16th century mosque of Hasan Muhammad Chisti having some of the finest jali-work traceries in India.

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Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad City

Kankaria Lake is another tourist attraction of Ahmedabad. The Kankaria Lake is a circular lake constructed in AD 1451 by Sultan Qutub-ud-din. Amongst the places to be visited in the lake is the island garden at its centre with a summer palace known as Nagina Wadi. Lush green parks, an aquarium, a boat club, a natural historical museum, and a zoo surrounding the park make the lake a place to be seen in Ahmedabad. The 'Bal Vatika' or the children's park makes it a great picnic spot and attracts tourists and localities from Ahmedabad alike.

ref: gujaratguide