Indore is a
mini Mumbai and a major city for commercial use. This small Bombay is a city of
Madhya Pradesh, India. It is just 190 kms away from capital of Madhya Pradesh
named as Bhopal. As per available data, Indore is the biggest city of Madhya
Pradesh. However, this city is listed in the 147th number in the list of the
biggest city of the world. The ancient name of this city was Ahilya nagari.
Indore city
is also famous for having two big institutes such as IIM (Indian Institute of
Management) and IIT (Indian Institute of Technology). Some other popular
education's centers of Indore are a unit of DAE (Department of Atomic Energy), RRCAT
(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), Government of India, particle
accelerators, R&D in non-nuclear front-line research areas of lasers, and
related technologies. The nearest holy place of Indore is Ujjain, which is
again is big tourist spot.
Ample of
places are available in Indore for tourism. This rich cultural heritage city is
allowing visitors to learn about the ancient time of the city. The historical
monuments of the city are also best places to visit.
Tourist spots
of Indore:
Chokhi
Dhani: Chokhi Dhani is the Rajasthani heritage resorts on the outskirts of
Indore. There is another resort known as Nakhrali Dhani, which is again a best
spot for visitors.
Central
Museum: Central Museum is also known as Indore museum. This is the place where
many interesting things are available. The impressive building structure of the
museum is the also best place to visit.
Lal Baag
Palace: the next available place for tourism is Lal Baag Palace. It is the most
stunning construction done in Indore. This palace is situated in outskirts of
the city Indore. This palace is having good astonishing three storeys and
located on the bank of the River Khan. The construction was done by Maharaja
Shivaji Rao Holkar, and the duration was between 1886 to 1921.
Kanch
Mandir: This temple is entirely constructed of mirrors and glass. Another name
of this famous temple is Seth Hukamchand Temple. The edifice of the temple was
done by Cotton King Sir Hukamchand Seth in the beginning of 20th century.
Rajwada:
this is the chronological palace of well-known community Holkars. The
establishment period of this palace was about two centuries ago. It is situated
close to Chhatris. There are seven storeys, which is again a good example of
astonishing construction done in Indore.
Mahatma
Gandhi Hall: this hall is also known as the Town Hall. It is the prettiest
construction done in Indore city. The period of formation of this building is
1904 and was named as King Edward Hall. It was renamed in 1948 to Mahatma
Gandhi Hall this was because of the revolution period of India. This remarkable
building of Indo-Gothic style is made of Seoni stone. The clock tower in façade
is commonly recognized as Ghanta Ghar.
Transport:
By Road: connected with many major cities
of Madhya Pradesh people can easily reach Indore through road. The National and
State Highways are directly connected to Indore that people can use as road
transport. The nearest cities of Indore are Barwani, Bhopal, Khandwa, Dewas, Ujjain,
Dhar, Khargoan, Ratlam, Agar and Jhabua.
By Rail: Indore itself is having a big
junction and direct trains are available from around the corner of the nation. It
falls under the Ratlam division of Madhya Pradesh. The direct trains from Delhi,
Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai are available almost everyday.
By Air: the airport situated in Indore is Devi
Ahilyabai Holkar Airport. Many major flights of international and domestic
airlines are frequently available to reach Indore. The directly connected
flights are easy to get from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata,
Raipur, Bhopal and Nagpur.
Few Interesting Pictures of Indore.
