Shaniwar Wada History — Complete Story of Bajirao, the Peshwas and the Mystery Fire of 1828

Shaniwar Wada Bajirao Mastani

The history of Shaniwar Wada begins with a general who never lost a battle and ends with a fire that burned for seven days and was never explained. In between, across roughly one hundred years, this fort-palace in the heart of old Pune was the seat of an empire that stretched from the Deccan to … Read more

Shaniwar Wada Pune — Complete Visitor Guide 2026 (Timings, Entry Fee, Parking and Insider Tips)

Shaniwar Wada

Shaniwar Wada is the most important building Pune has ever produced. Not the most beautiful — parts of it are rubble now, and have been for nearly two centuries. But no other structure in Maharashtra carries the same weight of history, the same concentration of stories, or the same ability to stop a first-time visitor … Read more