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Bandstand, Jubilee Garden,
Rajkot |
Rajkot is home to numerous national landmarks and is one of the most
popular tourist destinations in the India. The Jubilee Garden is a
large, open park area in the center of the city featuring many monuments
to colonial time. |
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Located prominently in the
center of the garden is the Connaught Hall. Other notable points of
interest near the Garden include the Alfred High School, Watson Museum,
Lang Library.
The Rotary Dolls Museum has a collection of more than 1,400 unique dolls
from all over India.
The Lang Library and the G.T. Sheth Library collect thousands of
documents and books covering every period in Rajkot and Saurashtra
(region) history. Rajkot has many other public libraries with many
branches throughout the city. It includes Rotary Midtown of Rajkot City
Library and many more.
Other points of interest in Rajkot include Masonic Hall, Jam Tower, Race
Course, Aji Dam, Ramakrishna Aashram, Shri Ranchhoddas Ashram,
Swaminarayan Temple, Nageshwar Parswanath Jain Temple, Balkrishna Haveli,
Ishwariya Temple and Garden, Mukti Dhama, Lal Pari Lake, Randerda
Lake,Aalap Heritage Society. Kaba Gandhi no Delo: Gandhiji's ancestral
home which now houses the Gandhi Smriti, a permanent exhibition. Watson
Museum And Library: The Watson Museum today has a collection of human
history and culture. Its collection has precious objects of colonial
period of India and History of Rajkot. Located in the pleasant Jubilee
Garden, the museum is a good introduction to Saurashtra's cultural
heritage. |