Everybody has been a prey to history and even this beautiful place is not an exception.

Decades of negligence,
unawareness of its own people has thrown this magnificence into the dark pages of history. When somebody stands
at the center of this Grand Bada Circle, I am sure that they would freeze with awe if they are told what really this
splendor means in terms of architecture. I can even bet and say that finding a circle of this architectural importance
in contemporary world would nearly be impossible.

Lashkar is one of the prominent areas of Gwalior. Lashkar means army or camp in Persian language, which was
originally a camp was made a permanent capital of the Scindia Dynasty of Gwalior State. Lashkar was also once
the capital city of Central India or Madhya Bharat.
Maharaj Bada or Jiwaji Chowk, which is famous as Bada is the most significant places of Gwalior in Madhya
Pradesh, India is the central focus of Lashkar. This phenomenal grand square is surrounded by various heritage
buildings like general post office, State bank of India, SBI ATM  building, Town Hall, Government Press, Victoria
Market and Mansoor Ali Sahib Mandir.  Buildings are constructed in different architectural style and this unequal
feature makes Bada to stand out singular of all the squares of India centered with a well regarded Jiwaji Rao
Scindia ji’s statute.

The Building which would hold someone’s attention a midst of all the hustle is the white & red General post office.
Its magnificence lies in its style of construction. The long steps leading to its entrance are followed by tall pillars
on which rested is the triangular architrave, an important feature of Greek architecture. General post office
projects the fundamental aspect of Greek architecture – post and lintel (also called prop & lintel or trabeate)
system. It is a system with a lintel, header or architrave as the horizontal layer over a building which is supported
at its ends by two vertical columns pillars or posts.