Bada - The Architectural Marvel of India
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Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior. |
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Jiwaji Rao Scindia Statue, Maharaj Bada. |
Lashkar is one of the prominent areas of Gwalior. Lashkar means army or camp in Persian language,
which was originally a camp was made a permanent capital of the Scindia Dynasty
of Gwalior State. Lashkar was also once the capital city of Central India or
Madhya Bharat.
Maharaj Bada or Jiwaji Chowk, which is famous as Bada is the most significant places of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India is the central focus of Lashkar. This phenomenal grand square is surrounded by various heritage buildings like general post office, State bank of India, SBI ATM building, Town Hall, Government Press, Victoria Market and Mansoor Ali Sahib Mandir. Buildings are constructed in different architectural style and this unequal feature makes Bada to stand out singular of all the squares of India centered with a well regarded Jiwaji Rao Scindia ji’s statute on grand white marble platform. This significant statue is surrounded by different petit business outlets and private stalls.
Maharaj Bada or Jiwaji Chowk, which is famous as Bada is the most significant places of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India is the central focus of Lashkar. This phenomenal grand square is surrounded by various heritage buildings like general post office, State bank of India, SBI ATM building, Town Hall, Government Press, Victoria Market and Mansoor Ali Sahib Mandir. Buildings are constructed in different architectural style and this unequal feature makes Bada to stand out singular of all the squares of India centered with a well regarded Jiwaji Rao Scindia ji’s statute on grand white marble platform. This significant statue is surrounded by different petit business outlets and private stalls.
The
Building which would hold someone’s attention a midst of all the hustle is the
white & red General post office. Its magnificence lies in its style of
construction. The long steps leading to its entrance are followed by tall pillars
on which rested is the triangular architrave, an important feature of Greek
architecture. General post office projects the fundamental aspect of Greek
architecture – post and lintel (also called prop & lintel or trabeate)
system. It is a system with a lintel, header or architrave as the horizontal
layer over a building which is supported at its ends by two vertical columns
pillars or posts.
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Government Post Office, Maharaj Bada, Gwalior |
This
method is used even today to support the weight of the structure above the
entrance or the opening for windows and doors in a bearing wall.
Few meters ahead of this is State Bank of
India with enormous triumphal arches, a unique feature of British architecture.
Two massive piers are connected by an arch. The Arch is extended by a flat
entablature a super structure above columns resting on capitals. This type of
architectural buildings bear ornamentation and commemorative inscriptions but
to one’s surprise, the State Bank of India building in plain with no such work.
Lotus flowers on either side of the triumphal arch are the chief constituents of
Indian Architecture.
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State Bank of India Building, Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior |
Opposite to this grand British
Architectural structure is the SBI ATM Building, an edifice with roman Tuscans.
Giant pillars are employed in making this picturesque building. These columns
are known as architectural orders of ancient classical architecture
distinguished by its proportions, forms one of the most solid structures and
least ornated among all other pillars. The literature also hints that this
architectural form is the older primitive Italic form which precedes Greek
Doric and Ionic styles.
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SBI ATM Building, Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior |
On the east of this majestic Square, Jiwaji
Chowk is the structure with French work consisting of pointed arches, finials,
ribbed vaults and flying buttresses all of which adorn this Gothic architecture
marvel once an Opera house is now popularly known as Town hall. This prominent building of Bada is rich in
Corinthian capitals and Luxurious foliage of Corinthian designs too.
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Town Hall, Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior |
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Government Press, Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior |
The abandoned Victoria market half of which collapsed in a fire accident is under renovation by INTACH, ASI and Madhya Pradesh Government is a best imitation of Indo-Saracenic architecture with a clock tower, a feature of English architecture, Indian Gateways, Brackets, ornate structures, columned domes and parapet slabs.
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Victoria Market, Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior |
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Mansoor Ali Dargah, Maharaj Bada, Lashkar, Gwalior |
There cannot be a fitting tribute given through such a melange of intricacy and stunning art work in the contemporary world. Maharaj Bada, a home for such an architectural heritage finds no place in the Itinerary of the tourists, not even in the heritage walks conducted now and then.
-- Ramakrishna Kongalla --
Amazing Sir #Gwalior
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Few corrections :-
1. The statue is not of Shrimant JIWAJIRAO, it is of his grandfather Shrimant JAYAAJIRAO SHINDE Maharaj.
2. Temple is not of Mansoor Shah, It is called as DEV-GHAR and has statue of Bal-Krishna , Jyotiba , and SHIVLING.
'Khadau' (wooden slippers) or Paadukaa of Mansoor Shah are also kept in this mandir.
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