- Shaniwarwada is a fort mansion built in the 18th century.
- “Saturday” – this place is called Shaniwar Wada, because the foundation stone was laid on a Saturday and “wada” comes from the fact that it was a residential complex.
- Peshwa Baji Rao built this mansion as his personal residence.
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| Shaniwar Wada |
- Shaniwar Wada, in spite of being at the centre of the city is very clean and well maintained.
- To enjoy, walk around, enjoy the calm, the greenery ,read about the history of the place and of course, take lot of photographs!
- There is a huge wall surrounding the place.
- There is also a fountain (was not operating the time i was there).
- You can climb on the wall and walk the entire circumference.
- You get a different perspective of the whole place and also the surrounding areas. But, if you are a little horizontally prosperous, getting up the stairs could prove a challenge.
- At the front of the mansion, you can climb one more flight of stairs to go to the front porch. The view from here on a clear day extends far into the city.
How To Find The Place in Pune For Shaniwar Wada :
Route from Magarpatta: Go towards hadapsar signal, turn right on the road to Kroma/Big Bazaar, after you cross the race course (on the right), you will get a small turn to the right (one-way), taking this road and continuing on straight will take you to M.G.Road signal, go on M.G.Road , turn left at the end (near the statue) , keep going on this road until you reach a major traffic signal (ask for rasta peth if you get lost), turning left on this signal and turning left again at the t-junction will take you to Rasta Peth (statue of a fisherwoman on the roundabout). Take right at this roundabout (towards a small Hanuman temple on the middle of the road). Keep on going straight until you hit Shaniwar Wada (you will see the huge walls). Drive around the fort to find the parking lot.