Sarkhej Roza

A reminder of Ahmedabad’s majestic past, Sarkhej Roza is a mosque, tomb and palace complex dedicated to the memory of the famous sufi saint and Sultan Ahmed Shah’s spiritual advisor, Ahmed Khatti Ganj Baksh. The elegant yet dilapidated buildings cluster around a great tank and were often used as a retreat by several of Ahmedabad’s rulers. Comprising of grand prayer halls, stately domes, sprawling courtyards and geometric jalis that cast shifting patterns of light on the floor—the mosque is a true testament to brilliant architecture. It’s often known as Ahmedabad’s Acropolis due to French architect Le Corbusier’s famous comparison of the mosque’s design to that of the Acropolis at Athens in Greece.