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===Landmarks=== [[File:Swaminarayan Temple Rajkot (Gujarat-India).JPG|thumb|upright=0.68|right|Swaminarayan temple]] [[File:Jam Tower - Rajkot - Gujarat-DSC 0001.jpg|thumb|upright=0.68|right|Jam Tower]] Rajkot has many historical landmarks and places. The Jubilee Garden is a large, open park in the centre of the city featuring many monuments from colonial times. Located prominently in the centre of the garden is the Connaught Hall. Other notable points of interest near the garden include the historic [[Alfred High School (Rajkot)|Mohandas Gandhi High School]] (Now Mahatma Gandhi Museum), [[Kaba Gandhi No Delo]] (Mohandas Gandhi's childhood residence), Rashtriya Shala, [[Watson Museum]], Rotary Dolls Museum, Lang Library, Rotary Midtown Library and [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium]]. The Rotary Dolls Museum has a collection of more than 1,400 dolls from all over the world.<ref>[http://www.rotary3060dolls.org/rdmprofile.asp Rotary Dolls Museum, Rajkot] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007144255/http://www.rotary3060dolls.org/rdmprofile.asp |date=7 October 2008 }}, 21 May 2008</ref> This museum is being managed by Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown along with Rajkot Nagrik Sahakari Bank. The Museum has earned a place in Limca Book of Records for its unique collection of dolls.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Doll-museum-makes-a-record/articleshow/1994195.cms|title=Doll museum makes a record {{!}} Ahmedabad News|date=3 May 2007|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> The Trimandir, a non-sectarian temple founded by [[Dada Bhagwan]], is located at a short distance from the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trimandir.org/main-temple/trimandir-architecture/#.WJm_47l-hzY|title=Trimandir Architecture|access-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208033659/https://www.trimandir.org/main-temple/trimandir-architecture/#.WJm_47l-hzY|archive-date=8 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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