Raste Wada (Pune)

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This property belongs to Sardar Raste. It is a huge heritage structure, totally in wood. The peth in which it stands has been named "Rasta Peth" after Sardar Raste.

Situated at the far end of town, Raste Wada, one of the largest remaining wadas, now stands surrounded by a concrete jungle. However, the massive core of the Wada built by Anandrao Bhikaji Raste during the reign of Madhavrao Peshwa, remains. The Wada cost Rs. 900,000 to build. It had stables to house Raste’s cavalry retinue, the family being the hereditary heads of the Peshwa’s cavalry. Now, these eloisters have been either ravaged by time or let out to tenants. The Diwankhana, once a separate building, houses a municipal school. Sealed-up fountains, and covered chandeliers stand as steely voices from the past.