| Nyay Mandir | |
|---|---|
| File:Chimnabai Nyaya Mandir (front gate) in Baroda in the 1890s.jpg The Nyaya Mandir in the 1890s | |
| File:Chimnabai Nyaya Mandir (front gate) in Baroda in the 1890s.jpg The Nyaya Mandir in the 1890s | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic architecture |
| Town or city | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 22°17′48″N 73°12′05″E / 22.2966°N 73.2015°E |
| Opened | 30 November 1896 |
| Cost | ₹744,000 |
| Client | Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick, mortar, stone |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Robert Chisholm |
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The Nyay Mandir, lit. 'Temple of Justice', is a court building in Vadodara in the state of Gujarat, western India.
History[edit | edit source]
—Words by Sayajirao Gaekwad III as he laid the foundation stone for ‘The Maharani Chimnabai Market’ in memory of his queen.[1]
Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, ruler of Baroda State, opened the building on 30 November 1896 and named it after his deceased wife Chimnabai I.[2] Then this vegetable market building near Sursagar Lake was named 'The Maharani Chimnabai Market'. It was later used as a town hall. The building was then converted in an imperial court named 'Maharani Chimnabai Nyay Mandir'.[3][1][4][5][6]
When Baroda State was merged with the Union of India, the last ruler Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad delivered his last public speech from the building.[2] It used to house the District Court of Vadodara city.
It was built at the cost of ₹7.44 lakh (US$10,000).[7]
Architecture[edit | edit source]
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It is a piece of Indo-Saracenic architecture style. It was designed by Robert Chisholm, the state architect of Baroda. There was a large central hall measuring 115 feet by 86 feet with galleries on both sides and decorated with mosaic work.[8][9][10] There is a clock on front side of the building.[11]
A white marble statue of Chimnabai I is placed in the main room of the Nyay Mandir.[12][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nyay Mandir". History of Vadodara. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nishant, Dave (19 June 2023). "મહારાણી ચિમણાબાઇની મૂર્તિ માટે 17 વર્ષથી રાજવી પરિવારનો સંઘર્ષ" [The royal family's struggle for 17 years for the statue of Maharani Chimnabai]. Divya Bhaskar. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II, p. 349.
- ↑ Souvenir. Reception Committee, All India Library Conference, the University of California. 1999. p. 16.
- ↑ "District Court Vadodara, Gujarat ઇતિહાસ". vadodara.dcourts.gov.in. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "ન્યાયમંદિર ઐતિહાસિક ઈમારતની ૩૦મીએ ૧૨૬મી વર્ષગાંઠ". Loksatta News (in ગુજરાતી). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Vadodara marvel gave justice for 120 years". The Times of India. 2 June 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Gokhale, S.A. (1987). "Public Buildings in Princely State of Baroda, 1875-1939 : A Study in Urbanization". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 48: 544–551. ISSN 2249-1937.
- ↑ "Architect who gave Vadodara its character". The Times of India. 17 January 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Jain, Jinisha (4 March 2023). "Architectural analyses of 19th century Indo-Saracenic structures designed by British Architect Robert Chisholm in Vadodara". Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 22 (2): 861–874. doi:10.1080/13467581.2022.2064472. ISSN 1346-7581.
- ↑ "Baroda's Big Bens to chime again". The Times of India. 30 May 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II, p. 467.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II, Administration. Baroda: G. H. Desai. 1923. Retrieved 22 June 2023.