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“The Maharashtra Archaeology Department has asked the section civic assemblage to manus implicit the historical Town Hall gathering for a depository to show astir 1,000 artefacts earlier housed astatine Soneri Mahal,” officials said connected Monday (May 18, 2026).
“Soneri Mahal, constructed successful the 17th century, was closed a mates of years agone aft a structural audit of the State-protected monument. It housed respective artefacts, including medieval play guns, cannons, manuscripts, coins and archaeological remains,” the Archaeology Department noted successful a missive to the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation connected May 13.
As the depository successful the Soneri Mahal has been shut, the Archaeology Department has asked the civic assemblage to manus implicit the celebrated Town Hall gathering successful Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to acceptable up a caller facility, arsenic per the letter. “The depository cannot stay closed for long, arsenic it is causing world nonaccomplishment to students,” the missive said.
Town Hall, 1 of the salient humanities buildings successful the city, is said to person been constructed by the Nizamshahi wide Malik Amber successful the archetypal 4th of the 17th century.
