Vadodara: a crime branch in Bhadra in the vadodara walled city buzzing with activity with high-profile cases late, but most will be aware of the fact that neighboring office is the city of the first kingdom of the city.
Brick by brick and pillars with pillars, magnanimus structure which was once reduced to ruins.
Bhadra got his name as Royals first lived there.
The building was busy until around 2000 with government offices such as Treasury, Taluka Panchayat and others were there.
One by one, all offices were shifted elsewhere and Bhadra was left alone to reach himself.
This structure has the decoration of ‘Jharokha’ in its facade.
It was the residence of the rulers until Sarkarwada was built by Gaekwad around 1800.
Bhadra was then used as an administrative building.
Archaeologist R n Mehta has noted that the building emerged towards the end of the 7th century or the early 8th century.
He noted that it was built in the style developed after the ruler of Mughal Shah Jahan.
It has small rooms on the ground floor and the bigger upstairs which has Zanankhana, Darbarkhand and ruler’s room, Mehta has noted in his book ‘Vadodara: Ek Adhyayan’.
Some representations and even reports prepared by experts for recovery have not yet caused any development.
Vadodara’s architect and chapter gap of Indian National Trustees for the Heritage of Arts and Culture (Intach) Sanjeev Joshi, which is part of the team preparing the report said that two reports were prepared for monuments in 2015, including it for a Teatrical sitting on the site and who Other for complete restoration.
“The possibility of using a building during the Vadfest is also being examined,” Joshi said.
The source said that reports were prepared at the regency administrative insistence.
This is also shared with the state government, but there are no further developments.
“The structure has deteriorated further now.
Every monsoon causes more damage to decay in these buildings.
A new assessment needs to be made,” Joshi said.
Historian art Chandrashekhar Patil said that there is still a possibility to restore the structure.
“‘Jharukha’ is very unique and someone might not find something similar elsewhere,” he said.
Patil added that the jati pillar used in the structure was still intact.