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Bhopal
- The Capital |
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Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh is a fascinating
amalgamation of scenic beauty historic and modern urban planning. It is situated on the
site of an 11th century city Bhojpal, founded by Raja Bhoj.
The two lakes of Bhopal still dominate the city and are indeed its
nucleus. The city today presents a multi-faceted profile; the old city with its teaming
marketplace and fine old mosques and palaces. Equally impressive is the new city with its
verdant, exquisitely laid out parks and gardens, broad avenues and modern edifices. |
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Upper and
Lower Lakes |
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The upper lake is divided from the Lower by an
over bridge and is 6 sq. km. In area
Madhya Pradesh tourism's yatch club on the Upper lake provides facilities for exciting
trips by sail, paddle and motor boats. |
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Van
Vihar |
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This safari park is located on a hill adjacent to the Upper lake. In these natural
surroundings, wildlife can be viewed with a variety of herbivorous and carnivorous
species. |
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Laxmi Narayan Temple |
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This beautiful temple on the Arera hills has a museum attached to it which houses
a collection of sculptures from various districts of M.P. |
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Taj-ul-Masjid |
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It is one of the largest mosques in Asia. It is built around a courtyard with a
large tank in the centre and with an imposing double storeyed gateway. Some of the
remarkable features of this great mosque are the 18 storey high octagonal minarets, onion
shaped marble domes and the gossamers fine screens of trellis work in the prayer hall.
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The monumentality of
this structure was much greater originally when it faced the towering
bastions of the Fatehgarh fort. |
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Moti
Masjid |
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Architecturally akin to Delhi's Jama Masjid, this imposing mosques was built in
1860. |
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Shaukat Mahal and Sadar
Manzil |
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Situated at the entrance to the chowk area in the heart of the vault city, Shaukat
Mahal is an architectural curiosity. Its mixtures of styles in occidental idioms sets
it apart from the predominantly Islamic architecture of the area. Post-renaissance and
Gothic styles are combined to charming effect here. Nearby is the elegant, once - opulent Sadar
Manzil, hall of public audience of the former rulers of Bopal. |
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Bharat
Bhawan |
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Designed as a non-building, it is a unique center for visual and performing arts. It
houses a museum of tribal and folk arts, an art gallery, a workshop for fine arts, a
repertory theater, indoor and outdoor auditoria, a rehearsal room and libraries of Indian
poetry, classical and folk music. |
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Travel Habitat (Museum of Man) |
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An open air exhibition of tribal house types, located on Shiyamala hills, it is a
presentation of actual size dwellings typical of contemporary tribal cultures in various
states of India. The surroundings have been reconstructed to match some of the interesting
tribal features of tribal villages. |
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How to go |
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Regular bus services connect Bhopal with
Indore(186 km), Mandu(285 km), Ujjain(188 km), Khajuraho(383 km), Pachmarhi(195 km),
Gwalior(423 km), Sanchi(46 km), Jabalpur(295 km) and Shivpuri(311km). |
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| Bhopal is on the Delhi-Chennai main line. Major trains going
from Mumbai to Delhi via Itarsi and Jhansi also go through Bhopal. |
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| Regular flights connect Bhopal with Delhi,
Gwalior, Indore
and Mumbai. |
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