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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India. It is located around the historical city of Champaner, a city which was founded by Vanraj Chavda, the most prominent king of the Chavda Dynasty, in the eighth century. He named it after the name of his friend and general ...
[8] [5] Other structures seen in the site include a single arch near the West Gate of Champaner; a square pond called Kasbi talao with descending steps which was built by Sakar Khan, a Pathan, and used by the courtesans; the Julan Badan gate and wall starting from the Pavagadh spur and extending into a ravine; the palace of a brother-in-law of ...
The Pavagadh temples are famous for their architecture and are also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park. [9] [10] [11] Pavagadh has three Jain temples complexes that includes a total of seven Jain temples, a dharamshala and an old-age home. [2]
The Kevada Mosque (also Kewda or Kevda) is a former mosque, now a heritage site, in Champaner, in the state of Gujarat, India.The mosque and its cenotaph are Monuments of National Importance, [1] and, together with other structures, are part of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and are among the 114 monuments there which are listed by the Baroda Heritage ...
The Bawaman Mosque, also known as the Bava Man's Masjid, [1] [2] is a former mosque, now a heritage site, in Champaner, western India.The mosque is a Monument of National Importance, [3] and, together with other structures, is part of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is among the 114 monuments there which are listed by the Baroda Heritage Trust. [4]
The temple complex is part of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [8] It is set amidst a dense forest cover on a cliff. The temple can be accessed by a pathway from the road head through the forest over a distance of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). [7] The path passes the ruins of Patai Raval's palace ruins.
At its base is the historical city of Champaner, while the hill station of Pavagadh was built upon the volcanic cone itself. With Champaner, Pavagadh hill forms the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is spread over an area of more than 1,329 hectares (3,280 acres). [1]
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park: Gujarat: 2004 1101; ii, iv, v, vi (cultural) The site contains remains from several periods, from the Chalcolithic to the remains of Champaner, a short-lived capital of the Gujarat Sultanate in the 16th century.