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Dalal Sarjan Ajaykumar

CR4001

Urban Regeneration: The fort wall of Baroda

In 1511 AD Khalilkhan won Baroda and constructed fort wall-‘Killa-E-Doltabad’. At that time Baroda was an important place for the ‘Laskari Chavni’ between Chapaner (Pavaghad) to Ahmedabad. The city wall, extended for 4 km in length having 43 bastions and four gates. Presently, it stands as fragments only 500 m of the wall with 4 bastions and 4 gates. The study reviles different values which are associated with the historic fort wall of Baroda and proposed maintenance guidelines, and design interventions with the concept of an experiential journey of the historic fort wall of Baroda city.


Report Content

| Introduction | Historic timeline |

| Mapping of cultural assets | Statement of significance |

| Scope of work | Understanding of the present condition of the site |

| Understanding of the present condition of the site |

| Interpretation of local legislation | Identification, and documentation of remains of the historic fort wall |

| Analysis of different layers of the site |

| Condition mapping of the fort wall |

| Conceptual proposal | Overall framework and stakeholders study | Outcome of the proposal: An experiential journey |

| Outcome of the proposal: An experiential journey |

| Outcome of the proposal: An experiential journey | Overview |

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