F IGURE 6: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Live Case Studies: City Parks; Gulab Bagh Park

Gulab Bagh, also known as Sajjan Niwas Garden, was built by Maharana Sajjan Singh in the 1858. The garden has innumerable varieties of roses. Gulab Bagh is an old Sub-City Level Park, having lush green campus and several places of attraction including ponds, library, zoological park, temples and several government offices.

It houses 12 Bovri’s, 5 tube wells, 1 large pond (Kamal Talai – under rejuvenation), 1 zoological park, couple of temples – Arya Samaj, Hanuman, Dargah etc. It also has a range of two Government offices like forest office, and two PHED offices, also one PWD office, and one public library etc.

The park has four major entrance gates, which are designed artistically as old masonry structure. It has four gates out of which only two of the gates are open for general public. The parking facility is appropriate and is available at 2 operational entry gates, and it currently accommodate 350 two wheelers and 50 car parking inside the park. The entire periphery of park is surrounded by a boundary wall, which is of 3–5 m in height and is made up of mix of concrete, stone and brick.

Gulab Bagh is situated at the centre of the city, spread from the edges of Surajpole and Udaipole area, the main road circling around the entire Gulab Bagh is called as Gulab Bagh Road. In the proximity of Gulab Bagh we have various hotels and other attractions like Vintage Cars and Classic Car Museums. Also, lord Ganesh Temple are situated near this place for visitors. It is situated quite near Pichola Lake on Lake Palace Road Gulab Bagh is a huge 100-acre interesting park in the southeast side of City Palace complex.

It is easily accessible from the city by local transport, taxis or auto rickshaws. A footfall of 3000 people per day is visited here including local as well as tourist visitors.

FIGURE 10: SARASWATI LIBRARY OF GULAB BAGH

Sajjan Niwas Garden or let’s say the Gulab Bagh also has a library known as Saraswati Bhawan Library. King Maharana Fateh Singh built it in 1887 and was opened for public in November 1890. It was once known as Victoria Hall Museum and is currently used as a library for common public. Along with this it was the first ever museum constructed in Rajasthan.

Water Fronts; Fateh Sagar Lake, Pichola Lake & Gangaur Ghat

Water has the magic to attract people and have been favourite location for celebration and ceremony. It can act as a focal point and fundamental attraction in all culture and among all classes of people. Waterfront has the advantages to recreate the image of the city, recapture the economic investment and attract people back to deserted downtowns. Waterfront can also be defined as a piece of land or part of a town which is next to an area of water and borders a body of water. Different water bodies like lake, pond, canal, river, sea and bay are considered as the man-made water element.

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The urban waterfront can include any urban area that overlooks to an adjacent river, sea, lake, canal or an artificial water body. One of the factors to success for a public domain is the strength and clarity of its pedestrian connections. The waterfront pedestrian promenade is connected back to the streets and public space that provided along the path. Integration of building form with the waterfront and will create a vibrant and safe public space where the landscape forms a green setting for the buildings and provides usable space for the occupants to appreciate.

Fatehsagar Lake

Fateh sagar is a manmade lake built in 1687 by Maharana Jai Singh. But after 200 hundred years the lake formed was washed away due to floods in the earthen bund. However, after that in 1889 Maharana Fateh Singh rebuilt the dam known as ‘Connaught Dam’ at Dewali area, to mark the visit of Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria.

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Fateh Sagar is an artificial lake which is named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar. It was constructed in north-west side of Udaipur, which is to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s. Therefore, it is one of the four lakes of the Udaipur city. Within the circumference covered for the Fatah Sagar Lake, there are three small islands.

• The largest amongst of these is the Nehru Park which is (4 km2 (1.5 sq. mi) area). It is a popular tourist attraction.

• The second island is (0.06 km2 or 15 acres area) houses a public park with an impressive water-jet fountain.

• The third island and the most important out of all is (1.2 km2 area) and is also the address for the Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO).

FIGURE 13: PLAN SHOWING FATEH SAGAR WATER FRONT

The Nehru Park is accessible only by inboard motor boats. The fascinating blue water of the lake and the backdrop of the green mountains ‘Aravalli’s’ has given the soubriquet of ‘the second Kashmir’ to Udaipur. However, the Udaipur Lake Conservation Society’s reports have indicated that the lake supports and sustains ground water recharge, drinking water, agricultural use, industrial use, ecological water availability and provides employment to 60% population of Udaipur.

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The lake is divided in two major parts: Pal & Food Street, both having different parking provisions and accommodating 70-80 two-wheeler and 20-25 fourwheeler approximately. The average footfall here is around 3000-4000 persons per day in five days of week and up to 10,000 people on Saturdays and Sundays.

At the Fatehsagar Pal, the Chhatris have been used as places from where people can climb up to the elevated walkway and then more seating platforms have been introduced to allow for more people to sit and enjoy the view of the Lake.

Gangaur Ghat

At the northern end of the lake are the Ghats which is where the annual festival of Gangaur is celebrated with great gusto.

Gangaur Ghat is a prime location of Udaipur that is situated in the heart of the city; streaming through the old veins of the old city area. Gangaur Ghat serves itself for various purposes including the convenience of locals, serenity to tourists and a hanging spot to the young blood of Udaipur.

Gangaur Ghat is considered as one of the main Ghats of Udaipur. It is located on the banks of the Lake Pichola in the old city near Bagore Ki Haveli. It is recommended to take a two-wheeler or walk to access the location, as the roads in the old city are a bit congested and can make fourwheeler create a hassle on the scene.

FIGURE 23: ELEVATION OF STRETCH I

In 1972, Gangaur Ghat was not covering the area that it covers today. It was defined to Tripoliya Gate only. In 1973, after the sprawl of residents and shops it was extended to further boundary.

Religious Places; Mahakaleshwar Temple

The word 'Religious Place' itself brings a sense of reverence in the mind. A tour doesn't only mean roaming round the substantial worldly structures, but something that has a spiritual appeal too. The Religious Places in and around Udaipur are famous for their striking architecture and religious nature. The religious building foreshadows the cultural aspect of Udaipur. There are numerous such buildings in and around Udaipur that are famous for their architecture and sacredness. The noble kings and rulers of Udaipur had always been great advocates of religion and have always prioritize and kept religion at the uttermost position.

Mahakaleshwar Temple

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Lying on the banks of Lake Fatehsagar, opposite Panna Vilas, the splendid Mahakaleshwar temple has the lofty Aravalli’s in the background.

It is believed that Guru Gorakhnath who was a popular saint and a distinguished devotee of Lord Shiva had also worshipped here. The temple covers an area of around 3.5 acres. The temple is visited by devotees of lord shiva.

The temple opens early in the morning, first puja takes place at 5.30 A.M. and the last puja (prayer) takes place at 10.30 P.M.

The Rajbhog puja takes place at 11.30 A.M. and the evening Aarti takes place at 6.30 P.M. Which is attended by large number of devotees as they are centre of attraction for the visitors as well as devotees.

It includes:

❖ Nakshatra Garden

❖ Lawns

❖ Offices

It has a footfall of 500-1000 persons per day, and the number increases to 2000-10,000 persons per day in festive season.

Memorials; Ahar Cenotaphs

Memorial architecture, which used to hold intense emotional meaning for certain individuals or groups of people, but this has now gradually become tourist attractions or urban space sites within a changed landscape.

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