Patang Hotel is a hotel located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is best known for housing one of the city's earliest revolving restaurants, situated atop the building in the central area of Ahmedabad.
Key Facts
| Type | Hotel |
|---|---|
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Country | India |
| Notable feature | Revolving restaurant |
Overview
The hotel occupies a high-rise structure in the commercial core of Ahmedabad. Its rooftop revolving restaurant, which rotates to provide a panoramic view of the city skyline, has been a recognisable landmark in Ahmedabad's hospitality landscape for several decades.
Setting
Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat and the former state capital, is a major commercial and industrial centre on the banks of the Sabarmati river. The walled city area of Ahmedabad was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017, and Patang Hotel stands among the city's older modern high-rise developments serving business and leisure travellers.
Significance
The building is often cited in local guides and travel writing as one of the early examples of a revolving restaurant in western India, and it has become a part of Ahmedabad's mid-twentieth-century architectural identity along with other prominent structures of the period.
Related topics
- Ahmedabad
- Tourism in Gujarat
- Hospitality industry in India
- Revolving restaurant
- Architecture of Ahmedabad
References
- Wikidata: Q107210904