Heritage Square (Surat,Gujarat)

Chowk Bazaar Heritage Square
Location Chowk Bazaar, Surat, Gujarat, India
Coordinates 21°11′47″N 72°49′04″W / 21.196266°N 72.817782°W / 21.196266; -72.817782Coordinates: 21°11′47″N 72°49′04″W / 21.196266°N 72.817782°W / 21.196266; -72.817782
Owner Surat Municipal Corporation

Heritage Square,Surat or Chowk Bazaar Heritage Square[1] Located in Chowk Bazaar of old court area of Surat.

Themed Areas and Attractions

There are Main 7 Attractions of Heritage Square.

Surat Castle

Main article: Surat Castle

Surat Castle also known as the old fort of Surat or Surat fort, was made by Khudawand Khan in 16th century.[2]

Andrews Library

Main article: Andrews Library

Andrews Library is 175 year old Library of surat,[3]

J.J. Training College

Main article: J.J. Training College

Located in front of castle was formerly an English School established in 1827 AD from the donation by Seth Sorabji Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy. Later this school was known as "Sorabji Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy High School". In the year 1939 the high school was closed by government to begin a college for training primary school teachers.

Old Museum building

Old Museum was developed during the British era.

Anglican Church

Main article: Anglican Church,Surat

Anglican Church Know as CNI Christ Church, it the oldest church of Surat.The Anglican Church was constructed in 1824 as per the western design popular in 19th century. The construction of this church building was started in 1820 under the blessings of Mount Stuart Elphiston.[4] The Main Attraction of this church is 10 Feet long Cross and 300 Years old bible.[5]

Kasturba Garden

Kastruba Gandhi Bal Udhyan is historical garden near Anglican Church

Victoria Garden (Gandhi Buag)

nowadays knwon as Gandhi Buag. this garden is located near Surat Castle

Other Attractions

There are few more historical Attractions near by the Heritage Square :

Construction

in this Heritage Square Some of architectures build By British and other by mughals. you can see combination of British Architecture and Mughal Architecture here.

Rebirth As Heritage Square

In 2013, Surat Municipal Corporation Had Started Re-Development Of Heritage Square.[6][7]

Current Ownership

Currentlty Managed by Surat Municipal Corporation

See also

List of tourist attractions in Surat

References

  1. ↑ "Heritage Square to be ready in three months". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Surat Castle". Suratmunicipal.gov.in. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. ↑ "The Andrews Library in Surat turns 175 years old! – My Yellow Mug". Myyellowmug.com. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Anglican church gets tallest cross | UCAN India". Ucanindia.in. 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  5. ↑ "Surat's 300-year-old Bible: Preserved, Intact, Unknown | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Second phase of Chowk bazaar heritage square development work begins". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  7. ↑ "Competition Entry: Redevelopment of Heritage Square & Riverfront | Komal Anand Doshi". Komalananddoshi.wordpress.com. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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