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Mahatma
Mandir
name
itself
suggests
that
the
place
has
a
connection
with
the
'Father
of
Nation'
-
Mahatma
Gandhi.
Though
named
as
'Mandir'
which
literally
means
'a
house'
and
popularly
termed
as
'temple',
Mahatma
Mandir
is
a
huge
place
having
Convention
and
Exhibition
center.
The
convention
centre
has
column
free
air
conditioned
halls
with
capacity
to
accommodate
over
15,000
people
at
a
time.
Its
theatre
style
main
hall
has
a
capacity
of
6000
people.
Exhibition
halls
are
built
over
10,000 sq ft
(930 m2)
area.
It
has
four
seminar
halls
(three
having
seating
capacity
of
500
and
one
with
capacity
of
1000),
seven
high
tech
conference
halls
and
a
meeting
room.
The
Mahatma
Mandir
Convention
and
Exhibition
Centre
by
The
Leela
draws
inspiration
from
the
life
and
philosophy
of
Mahatma
Gandhi.
Spread
across
34
acres,
it
is
one
of
the
biggest
state-of-art
facility
in
India,
uniquely
designed
to
combine
a
sense
of
aesthetics,
functionality
and
flexibility.
The
20,000
sq.m.
of
Convention
and
Exhibition
area
has
an
abundance
of
natural
light
and
airy
spaces
and
is
equipped
with
energy
efficient
lighting
and
waste
water
management.
It
has
very
spacious
vvip
lounge
for
dinning
during
special
occasions.
A
memorial
dedicated
to Mahatma
Gandhi
was
constructed
by
Shapoorji
Pallonji
And
Company
Limited.
A
suspension
bridge
is
built
in
memory
of
the Dandi
March.
A
concrete
dome
structure
is
constructed
representing salt
mound houses
a
museum,
library
and
research
center.
A
sculpture
garden
with
stone
murals
depicting
the
life
of
Mahatma
Gandhi
is
also
developed.
A
grand spinning
wheel
-
Charkha,
is
installed
also.
The
162-metre-wide
(531 ft)
and
3-kilometre-long
(1.9 mi)
road
connecting
Mahatma
Mandir
and Gujarat
Legislative
Assembly building
was
constructed.
It
has
three
lanes
on
both
side
with
gardens
between
them.
It
is
a
broadest
avenue
in
Gujarat.
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