Makarpura Palace, designed in Italian style, was a Gaekwad royal palace built by Maharaja Khanderao in 1870. It was supposed to be the summer palace despite the fact that the royal family spent most of their summers in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III extended the place and renovated it years after it was built. Presently, the 3-storey building of the palace is used by the Indian Air Force as a training school called No.17 Tetra School.