Shaniwar Wada

Shaniwar Wada is a palace fort in the heart of Pune City, India. It was the seat of Peshwa rulers until 1818 when the Peshwas surrendered to British. In 1828 AD, an unexplained fire gutted the buildings in this palace complex. All that remains now are their stone plinths and the perimeter fortification wall.

The walls of the shaniwarwada fort Shaniwar is Marathi for Saturday. A [wada] is Marathi for a group of houses together in a complex, not necessarily royal, though this one was. The Shaniwar Wada palace complex contained the magnificent and stately mansions built by the Peshwas, for their residences.

The Old Pune city is divided into smaller "sections" named after a day of the week. Today the city has grown far beyond the original seven sections.