Jamnagar Solarium
સોલેરિયમ
A rotating solarium tower completed in 1933, once among the earliest sunlight therapy hospitals in Asia. Its design is unusual.
The Solarium Tower was commissioned by a successor of Ranjitsinhji and designed by a French doctor. It opened in 1933. The whole tower could rotate to follow the sun's position, so patients could receive sunlight treatment for skin diseases and bone tuberculosis. It was among the pioneering facilities of its kind in Asia at the time. The equipment has since been retired, and the building is managed by a hospital. Visitors usually can only view it from outside, and it is worth a stop for those interested in architectural and medical history.
Opening hours
Exterior viewing only
Nearby sights
- Lakhota Lake & Palace
- Pratap Vilas Palace
- Bhujiyo Kotho
- Bala Hanuman Temple
- Ratanbai Mosque
- Jain Temples of Chandi Bazaar
- Darbargadh Palace
- Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary