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The city of Ahmedabad is enhanced with  architectural heritage that is very important to the local identity  of the place. One of the main reason of Ahmedabad being one of the most famous cities in the world is its heritage and the heritage walk. The supreme heritage assets are the Indo-Islamic monuments of the 15th to 17th centuries: the Jama Masjid, the Teen Darwaza, the Bhadra Gate and Tower and the Tombs of Queen and King located in the famous core, the remaining sections of the original fort wall, 12 original gates and a number of other monuments. other than these monuments, there are heritage that exist in the form of the Pols, the traditional residential bunch of the medieval period, which increases the beauty and history of Ahmedabad. A large territory of the Maratha period and many efficient examples of colonial era architecture also thrive in the Walled city.

a special identity of ahmedabad city exist in its structure and the plan of the old city which comprises of numerous pols, wherein a large number of families belonging to different caste,jobs and religion live very happily. These pols can be considered as virtual small villages, traversed by narrow lanes, usually eliminating in square with community wells and chabutras for feeding birds.

walking through these heritage sites will help a person understand the rich glory of ahmedabad city and get a feel of the different cultures which co exist in the city