Western City Highlights

City museum is a museum designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. It was named Museum of Knowledge during design stage and was originally a part of a large complex of Cultural Centre of Ahmedabad. The design also included a exhibition area for theatre, but out of whole plan only museum was built. Its foundation stone was laid on 9 April 1954. Housed in Sansakar Kendra is a city museum depicting history, art, culture, textile, antiquity and architecture of Ahmedabad and also to nurture and restore the ethos, pride and value of Ahmedabad. Another Patang Kite Museum is there which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts.

Sarkhej Roza is a pre-cursor to a Mughal period in a true amalgamation of Islamic, Hindu and Jain styles. The dargah of Sheikh Ahmed Ganj Baksh Khattu a Su• saint and advisor to Sultan Ahmed Shah is housed in this complex. The construction of Sarkhej Roza (mausoleum -1445 A.D.) and the Mosque (1451 A.D.) were commissioned by the reigning monarch Muhammad shah and completed by his successor Qutubud–Din- Ahmed Shah in the memory of the saint. Sultan Mahmud Begada completed the complex by excavating a central water tank and adding a number of small pavilions and a small private mosque. Mehmud Begada also built a mausoleum for himself and his family where his son Muzzaffar II and queen Rajabai were buried.

Vishala prides itself on its presentation of Indian culture and tradition in its village-like environment with its museum of old utensils. Vechaar (Vishalla Environmental Centre for Heritage of Art, Architecture And Research) a unique museum built-in 1981 displaying a precious collection of utensils. It is an effort to cherish and preserve the rich cultural heritage and rare artistic skills of our craftsmen. The utensils display exhibits pieces from thousand years old to present times that has evolved over years of history according to our needs and environment. The range varies from a ground jug to stainless steel and glass utensils, metal utensils like brass, copper, bronze, zinc and german silver.

The night street market filled with a number of shops selling local handicraft items and Indian intricacies. It is well known for local traditional Gujarati textiles and jewelry in white metal. It has items like handicrafts, cane, and wooden items.