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Shala Number Ek’ in Raopura to house a modern hospital
VADODARA: For more than a century this august premises built character in early childhood, but now it’s set to nurture health.
‘Shala Number Ek’ located in Raopura believed to be the first vernacular school in the city served as a school before being used by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) for some key offices. Now, it will house a hospital.
While there is no clarity regarding the exact date of construction of the school, experts say that it is almost 150-years-old, a fact revealed in maps too.
Architect and convener of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Vadodara Sanjiv Joshi said that the building was marked as vernacular school on the map of the 1884 survey.
‘DC’s office, clock tower need immediate attention’
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Heritage expert says conservation and repairs should be initiated to prevent further damage to the structures
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Heritage expert says conservation and repairs should be initiated to prevent further damage to the structures
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has said that two heritage edificeswhich dominate the city’s landscape and skyline need immediate attention and restoration, failing which there is a threat to these structures.
Though Mysuru has upward of 500 heritage structures and not all of them are in good shape, INTACH has drawn attention to the Silver Jubilee Clock Tower and the existing DC’s office building and said that works should be taken up in earnest to minimise further damage.
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