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The museum was built in 1894 to resemble the Victoria & Albert Museum of London. The
building was designed by Major Mant and R.F. Chisholm. It preserves a rich collection of art,
sculpture, ethnography & ethnology. The picture gallery has diverse works of art from both India
and abroad, including works by British painters J. M. W. Turner and John Constable, a gallery of
Tibetan art, Akota bronzed dating to the fifth century AD, and a collection of Mughal miniature
paintings.
Planetarium
The planetarium is situated near the main gate of Sayaji Baug. It has daily public shows as well
as offering special shows to educational institutions. it has shows in Hindi, English and
Gujarati.The planetarium also gives you information about a variety of planets and stars.
Toy train
Toy Train
The toy train ride runs on a track of width 10 inches (250mm) covering a distance of 3.5km
giving the entire view of the garden to riders. The ride was a gift to the children of Vadodara from
the royal Gaekwad dynasty.
Now a new train has been introduced instead of this small toy train. Its name is joy train in which
even adults can sit. Joy train is slight bigger than the toy train. A new platform "Swami
Vivekananda Station" is created for this train. The train timings are from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. and
it is closed on Thursdays. During the full journey of about 20 minutes the people are informed
about the heritage of Vadodara an that of Kamati baug(garden) through speakers in the train.
to see the new toy train click here "new joy train at kamati baug "
The video for the popular song "Chakke pe Chakka, Chakke pe Gadi..." by Shankar Jaikishan from
the film Brahmachari was shot on this train.
Zoo
The Sayaji Baug Zoo, situated on both the banks of the Vishwamitri river, in Sayajibaug the zoo
was opened as part of the original park in 1879. The zoo offers 167 types of 1103 animals of
various sizes and shapes. Asiatic lions are the most popular of the attractions. it also has a
different bird zoo which has many different types of birds.
Floral clock
Floral Clock
The floral clock was the first of its kind in the state. It consists of an hour, minute and seconds
hand that move on the 20ft (6.1m) diameter dial. The machinery moving the clock is
underground, giving the clock a natural look.