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Shaniwarwada is a historical fortification in Pune, Maharashtra. Built in 1732, it was seat of the Peshwas of Maratha Empire until 1818, when the Peshwas lost control to the British East India Company after the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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📷An equestrian statue of Bajirao I in the Shaniwarwada complex. Bajirao I, the second Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, was the first resident of the fort as a Peshwa.
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#ShaniwarWada has 5 gates:
📷Dilli Darwaza is the main gate of the complex, and faces north towards Delhi. The strongly built Dilli Darwaza gatehouse has massive doors, large enough to admit elephants outfitted seating canopies.
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📷Dilli Darwaza is the main gate of the complex, and faces north towards Delhi. The strongly built Dilli Darwaza gatehouse has massive doors, large enough to admit elephants outfitted seating canopies.
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