Shaniwar Wada

Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune, India. Built in 1732, it was the seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818. The fort itself was largely destroyed in 1828 by an unexplained fire, but the surviving structures are now maintained as a tourist site.

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Shaniwar Wada ranks #464 of 3,734 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 102 mapped in India. Founded 1732, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 272 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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