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INTRODUCTION
Standing
on the river Sabarmati, Ahmedabad is
one of the Industrial centres of
Western India and former capital of
Gujarat state. Founded in 1411, it was
"a goodly city large as
London", when Sir Thomas Roe
visited India early in the 17th
century. Ahmedabad ranks high among
the cities of India for its
architectural remains. It has palaces,
mosques and tombs, some of which are
perfect specimens of Indo-Saracenic
architecture in Gujarat. The Jama
Masjid, completed in1432, is one of
the most beautiful mosques in the
east. Nearby are the Teen Drwaza
(Three Gateways), carved in sandstone.
The best tracery work is, however, to
be seen in the celebrated windows of
sidi Sayyid's mosque. The Rani Sipri
mosque is another building of
outstanding merit.
On
the banks of the Sabarmati is the
famous Ashrams where Mahatma Gandhi
lived and worked during the first half
of his career in India.
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