Nyay Mandir Explained

Nyay Mandir
Coordinates:22.2966°N 73.2015°W
Architectural Style:Indo-Saracenic architecture
Location City:Vadodara, Gujarat
Location Country:India
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Opened Date:30 November 1896
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Client:Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III
Material:Brick, mortar, stone
Architect:Robert Chisholm

The Nyay Mandir,, is a court building in Vadodara in the state of Gujarat, western India.

History

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, ruler of Baroda State, opened the building on 30 November 1896 and named it after his deceased wife Chimnabai I.[1] 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'.[2] [3] [4] [5]

When Baroda State was merged with the Union of India, the last ruler Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad delivered his last public speech from the building. It used to house the District Court of Vadodara city.

It was built at the cost of .[6]

Architecture

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.[7] [8] [9] There is a clock on front side of the building.[10]

A white marble statue of Chimnabai I is placed in the main room of the Nyay Mandir.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 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 . 24 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Nyay Mandir . 24 June 2023 . History of Vadodara.
  3. Book: Souvenir . 1999 . Reception Committee, All India Library Conference, the University of California . 16.
  4. Web site: District Court Vadodara, Gujarat ઇતિહાસ . 25 June 2023 . vadodara.dcourts.gov.in.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-28 . ન્યાયમંદિર ઐતિહાસિક ઈમારતની ૩૦મીએ ૧૨૬મી વર્ષગાંઠ . 2023-06-27 . Loksatta News . gu.
  6. News: 2017-06-02 . Vadodara marvel gave justice for 120 years . The Times of India . 2023-07-21 . 0971-8257.
  7. 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 . 2249-1937.
  8. News: 2015-01-17 . Architect who gave Vadodara its character . The Times of India . 2023-07-21 . 0971-8257.
  9. Jain . Jinisha . 2023-03-04 . Architectural analyses of 19th century Indo-Saracenic structures designed by British Architect Robert Chisholm in Vadodara . Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering . en . 22 . 2 . 861–874 . 10.1080/13467581.2022.2064472 . 1346-7581. free .
  10. News: 2016-05-30 . Baroda's Big Bens to chime again . The Times of India . 2023-07-21 . 0971-8257.