The Nyay Mandir, , is a court building in

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capita ...

in the state of

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, western

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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. 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'. When Baroda State was merged with the Union of India, the last ruler Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad delivered his last public speech from the building. It houses the District Court of Vadodara city. It was built at the cost of .

Architecture

It is a piece of

Indo-Saracenic architecture Indo-Saracenic architecture (also known as Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Neo-Mughal, or Hindoo style) was a revivalist architectural style mostly used by British architects in India in the later 19th century, especially in public and government ...

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. There is a clock on front side of the building. A white marble statue of Chimnabai I is placed in the main room of the Nyay Mandir.

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* {{Vadodara topics Tourist attractions in Vadodara Baroda State Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture Buildings and structures completed in 1896