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A Walking Tour Ahmedabad
Focusing on the blend of medieval and modern architecture in Ahmedabad, the authors explore the magnificent old city and the historic pol houses. They also shed light on the buildings built by modern masters such as Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.
The Ahmedabad Chronicle
The document electically threads together the legends related with the city, its socio-political history, its culture, folk and fine arts, crafts, architecture, festivals, literature, industry, individuals as well as institutional resources.
Heritage Conservation
Equity in Heritage Conservation takes the UNESCO World Heritage City of Ahmedabad, India, as the foundational investigation into the realities of cultural heritage conservation and management. It contextualises the question of heritage by citing places, projects and initiatives from other cities around the world to identify issues, processes and improvements.
With this useful guide, you will discover the city and its architecture through five routes, covering the old and the new city, as well as suggestions for other places that you can also visit on the outskirts of the city.
Each itinerary offers practical information to enjoy the architecture, and visitors will be introduced to the culture and lifestyle of the city, along with practical facts for the touring visitor.
This book offers insights into the evolutions of the city very well. Moving chronologically, it starts with the Ahmed Shah laying the foundations of the city. Then it’s expansion to its current megacity status with highways and flyovers.They trace the various extensions of the original city. The walled fortification of the city on the then Eastern bank of Sabarmati. Furthermore, the capital moved back and forth as various rulers came and went.
The book encapsulates the coverage of heritage conservation in the newspaper as an evolving process which constantly touches the hearts of the people, making them take pride in the city’s rich culture and history while sensitising them to the important task of protecting what has been bestowed upon them over six centuries.
Listing and Grading Of
Heritage Structures
The city values its historical assets and has taken numerous initiatives in the past to conserve the heritage. One such initiative was taken in 2001 by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) by initiating Listing and Grading of Heritage Structures in the walled city.