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{{Infobox building<br />
| name = Kala Bhavan<br />
| image = Baroda Techo.jpg<br />
| caption = Building of Kala Bhavan<br />
| location_town = [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| location_country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|display=it}}<br />
| completion_date = 1890<br />
| architect = A. H. Coyle<ref name="Gazetteer Volume II">{{cite book |title=Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II, Administration |date=1923 |publisher=G. H. Desai |location=Baroda |page= 349 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.94278/page/n365/mode/1up?q=Kala+Bhavan |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref><br />
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| client = [[Baroda State]]<br />
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| architectural_style = [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]]<ref name="Gazetteer Volume II"/><br />
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'''Kala Bhavan''' ({{literal translation|House of Arts}})<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Gokhale |first=S.A. |date=1987 |title=Public Buildings in Princely State of Baroda, 1875-1939 : A Study in Urbanization |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44141752 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=48 |pages=548 |jstor=44141752 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref> or '''Senapati Bhavan''' also known as '''Faculty of Technology and Engineering''' is a historical building and a technical institute in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]], India. It was established by [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] in June 1890.<ref name="HoV">{{cite web |title=Kalabhavan (Senapati Bhavan) |url=https://historyofvadodara.in/kalabhavan-senapati-bhavan/ |website=History of Vadodara |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Maholay-Jaradi |first1=Priya |title=Baroda: At Colonial Exhibitions (1878-1904) |journal=Marg: A Magazine of the Arts |date=Dec 2022 – Mar 2023 |volume=74 |issue=2/3 |pages=8 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asu&AN=163546425&site=eds-live&scope=site |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 Oct 2023}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The idea of establishing Kala Bhavan was first mooted in 1886 by [[Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar]], a professor of chemistry, during a prize distribution ceremony held at [[Baroda College]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vadodara Heritage Walk |url=https://www.gujarattourism.com/central-zone/vadodara/vadodara-heritage-walk.html |website=www.gujarattourism.com |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref> On 25 March 1890 [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III]], the Maharaja of [[Baroda State]], issued the executive order to start Kala Bhavan.<ref name="ToI 2014-01-22">{{cite news |title=FTE to raise Rs 125-cr corpus for 125 years of Kalabhavan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/FTE-to-raise-Rs-125-cr-corpus-for-125-years-of-Kalabhavan/articleshow/29219108.cms |newspaper=times of india|access-date=8 July 2023 |date=22 January 2014}}</ref> It was operated from Senapati Bhavan in its early days until the building was ready for use.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Faculty of Technology and Engineering - MSU (Kalabhavan) |url=https://vadodara.gujarat.gov.in/tourist/faculty-of-technology-and-engineering-msu-kalabhavan |website=vadodara.gujarat.gov.in |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref> The construction of the building was completed in 1890. Initially, the building was used as the temporary residence of the royal family during the construction work of the [[Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara|Lakshmi Vilas Palace]]. Later, the building became known as Sainik Bhavan.<ref>{{cite web |title=KALABHAVAN, Vadodara, Gujarat, India |url=https://www.travelmyglobe.com/Destination/India/Vadodara/KALABHAVAN-Faculty-of-Technology-and-Engineering-Vadodara |website=www.travelmyglobe.com |access-date=8 July 2023}}{{dead link|date=November 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
The building was built in [[Neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]]<ref name=":0" /> or [[Indo-Saracenic architecture]] style with gothic fillings.<ref name="Gazetteer Volume II"/> The shape of the building resembles the English letter ''E''. Central wing along with linear wing are double storeyed while the corner wings are single storeyed. Semi-circular arches, Pedimental windows with murals and pilasters are the classical elements of the buildings.<ref name="HoV"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite journal |last1=Gokhale |first1=S. A. |title=Public Buildings in Princely State of Baroda, 1875-1939 : A Study in Urbanization |journal= The Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|date=1987 |volume=48 |pages=544–551 |jstor=44141752 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44141752}}<br />
* {{cite journal |last1=Dhruv |first1=Raina |last2=Habib |first2=S. Irafan |title=Technical Institutes in Colonial India : Kala Bhavan, Baroda (1890 - 1990) |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |date=16 Nov 1991}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://historyofvadodara.in/kalabhavan-senapati-bhavan/ History of Vadodara]<br />
* [https://msubaroda.ac.in/academics/FTE Maharaja Sayajirao University]<br />
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