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The seat of the winter sessions of the Maharashtra Legislature. It was built in 1912 to house the government of the Central Provinces of Berar, as Nagpur was its capital. The province was later incorporated into Madhya Pradesh in 1952 after India's independence, and Nagpur remained the capital of the Indian state. However, the Vidarbha region of Madhya Pradesh was later incorporated into Maharashtra in 1960, and Nagpur became the winter capital of the then-new state under the Nagpur Pact to protect the interests and equal development of Vidarbha.
Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur is the building in the Civil lines locality of Nagpur, the second capital of Maharashtra, a state of India, where the winter session of Maharashtra Legislature is held. The foundation stone of the building was laid in 1912. It was constructed by the then British command to house the administration of the Central Provinces and Berar, of which Nagpur was the capital. Which later was renamed as Madhya Pradesh. Later, in 1952, the CP & Berar was divided into the large central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh which included the current Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha regions. Nagpur was the capital of this state. In 1956, this state was further divided, with the Vidarbha region going to Maharashtra state. Thus, Nagpur lost its capital status. But, a Nagpur Pact was signed by the Maharashtra state government headed by Yashwantrao Chavan to protect the interests and equal development of the Vidarbha region. Accordingly, Nagpur was made the second capital of the Maharashtra and the winter session of the state legislature was to be held at Nagpur.
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Ajab Bangala
One of the oldest museums in India, founded in 1863. Its collection includes artefacts like dinosaurs' fossils, coins, ancient inscriptions, sculptures, arms and tribal artefacts. It has QR codes in display galleries, which provide information about artefacts in Marathi, Hindi and English, as well as 13 other languages.
शून्य मैलाचा दगड Śūnya Mailācā Dagaḍ
A monument marking the geographical centre of colonial India. It was built by British during the 1907 Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in Nagpur. The Zero Mile Stone consists of a pillar made up of sandstone and another small stone representing the GTS Standard Bench Mark, and four stucco horses that were added later. The height of the top of the pillar is 1020.171 ft above mean sea level.
A heritage building from the British era. It is in the heart of city and pride of Nagpur.
Another zoo in Nagpur, in the city centre. It is home to leopards, lions, tigers, peacocks and other animals.
A unique marvel of engineering that exists in a very few places of the world. The double lines crossing from the north to the south and those from east to west form a square shape and is called the diamond crossing. It is crucial and is used widely.