page_title: Kapadvanj
section_title: History, Historical Places
hierarchical_section_title: Kapadvanj / History, Historical Places
caption_attribution_description: ગુજરાતી: કુંડવાવ કપડવંજ
context_page_description: Kapadvanj is a town as well as one of the Taluka of the Kheda district in the Gujarat India. It is located on bank of river Mohar. It is 65 km away from Ahmedabad and 93 km away from Vadodara. It's also famous for being the hometown of Tasneem Patalwala Kapadia, a renowned proof-reader.
context_section_description: Jayasimha Siddharaja (1094 – 1143), chaulukya king, built some of Gujarat’s finest architectural structures. He had built two exquisite Vavs (step wells) and a Torana at the centre of the old town. The main structure called kundvav is a rectangular structure, similar to plan of Modhera Sun Temple step well. However, it is smaller and simpler than Modhera’s.
  Kapadvanj was a major trading centre on the route inland from the port of Cambay and trade brought it wealth and importance in the time Siddharaj Jayasinh. As it was located close to Mohar River, it was a perfect place for constructing step wells for water supply. According to local historians and elderly folks the town had five gates. The torana at Kapadvanj is one among the 13 kirtistambhas in Gujarat; however it is amongst the best preserved, only after the Vadnagar torana. It has two pillars and a transverse architrave. The entire torana is covered with elaborate sculptures.
  Other historical place of Kapadvanj is Vohrawad (a Bohra neighbourhood marked by the special character of the elegantly hybrid architecture). There are few wooden havelis there. They wore even sculptures of musicians, a usual feature of pol wooden houses in Ahmedabad.
  There are nine Jain Temples in Kapadvanj. Chintamani Parshwanath Temple, Astapad Temple, Glass temple of Shantinath are famous of them.
  Feroze Tuglaq Mosque in Kapadvanj has a unique calligraphy originated in Gujarat called Khat-e-Bahaar which blends local elements in Arabic script.
caption: Kundvav Kapadvanj
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