Sayaji Baug is a garden located in Vadodara

Vadodara

Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...

, Gujarat, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Sayaji Baug was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III in 1879. Sayajirao III built Sayaji Baug, well known as Kamati Baug, on the river Vishwamitri. Sayaji Baug is the largest garden in Western India, stretching over 113 acre (0.45729518 km²). It has a rich flora of more than 98 species of trees. The garden is home to the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery

Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery

The famous museum was built in 1894 on the lines of Victoria & Albert and Science Museums of London. Major Mant in association with R.F. Chisholm who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine Indo-Saracenic architecture designed the Building of this Museum. It preserves a rich collection...

, the Sardar Patel Planetarium, and the Sayaji Baug Zoo.

Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery

The museum was built in 1894 to resemble the Victoria & Albert Museum of London. The building was designed by Major Mant and R.F. Chisholm. It preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography & ethnology. The picture gallery has diverse works of art from both India and abroad, including works by British painters J. M. W. Turner

J. M. W. Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner RA was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting...

 and John Constable

John Constable

John Constable was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home—now known as "Constable Country"—which he invested with an intensity of affection...

, a gallery of Tibetan art, Akota bronzed dating to the fifth century AD, and a collection of Mughal miniature paintings.

Sardar Patel Planetarium

The planetarium is situated near the main gate of Sayaji Baug. It has daily public shows as well as offering special shows to educational institutions.

Toy Train

The Toy Train is a ride for children below 12 years of age. It runs on a small track width 10 inches (254 mm) covering a distance of 3.5 km giving the entire view of the garden to the children. The ride was a gift to the children of Vadodara from the royal Gaekwad

Gaekwad

The Gaekwad or Gaikwad was a Maratha dynasty that ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the mid-18th century until 1947...

 dynasty.

The video for the popular song "Chakke pe Chakka, Chakke pe Gadi..." by Shankar Jaikishan

Shankar Jaikishan

Shankar Jaikishan , also known as S/J, is an Indian music composer duo in the Hindi film industry, working together from 1949–1971....

 from the film Brahmachari was shot on this train.

Zoo & Aquarium

The Sayaji Baug Zoo, situated on both the banks of the Vishwamitri river

Vishwamitri River

The Vishwamitri river is a seasonal river which flows east to west between the Mahi and Narmada rivers in Gujarat, India. It originates in the hills of Pavagadh....

, in Sayajibaug the zoo was opened as part of the original park in 1879. The zoo offers 167 types of 1103 animals of various sizes and shapes. Asiatic lions are the most popular of the attractions.

An aquarium was added to the zoo in 1962. It contains 45 species of fish.

Floral Clock, Band Stand, Fountains & Garden

The floral clock was the first of its kind in the state. It consists of an hour, minute and seconds hand that move on the 20 ft (6.1 m) diameter dial. The machinery moving the clock is underground, giving the clock a natural look.