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The
original
greenery
of
the
park
has
been
restored
after
local
Development
Authority
has
leased
the
park
on
BOOT
basis
to
private
developer.
Beautiful
landscaping
gives
a
lush
green
look
to
the
park.
Witness
to
major
political
rallies
earlier,
park
is
now
not
open
to
such
events.
A
150
feet
high
mast
Indian
National
Flag
has
been
hoisted
in
2017
by
JCI
Kanpur-adding
glory
and
attraction
to
the
park.
History Edit
Queen
Victoria
Park Edit
During
the
reign
of
Queen
Victoria
in
Britain,
the
park
was
named
as
Queen
Victoria
Garden.
King
Edward
ruled
Britain
from
1901
to
1910.
In
1876,
as
the
Prince
of
Wales,
he
had
been
the
first
British
royal
prince
to
visit
India
on
a
state
visit,
after
the
control
of
India
passed
from
the
East
India
Company
to
the
British
Crown.
During
this
trip
to
India,
he
had
visited
Kanpur
as
well.
Gandhi
Bhawan Edit
European
merchants
who
had
settled
in
Cawnpore,
felt
the
need
for
a
European
style
amusement
center
in
Cawnpore.
On
the
death
of
King
Edward
in
Britain,
the
hall
was
initially
established
as
a
memorial
to
commemorate
his
1876
visit
to
Cawnpore
and
was
named
as
K.
E.
M
Hall.
The
funds
for
the
park
were
collected
from
European
traders
settled
in
Kanpur
and
Indian
merchants.
The
K.E.M.
(King
Edward
Memorial)
Hall
was
initially
planned
as
a
wooden
dancing
floor
for
Western
style,
ball
room
dancing.
Due
to
outbreak
of
World
War
I
in
1914,
construction
of
the
hall
was
interrupted.
There
was
a
regular
hospital
in
Kanpur
Cantonment
for
soldiers
injured
in
the
World
War.
As
the
facilities
in
this
hospital
were
not
adequate,
the
K.E.M.
Hall
was
temporarily
used
to
house
wounded
World
War
I
British
soldiers
in
the
temporary
hospital
inside
KEM
Hall.
The
hall
construction
was
completed
after
the
end
of
World
War
I
in
1918.
It
was
used
by
European
settlers
in
India
for
cultural
activities.
Occasionally
it
was
rented
to
rich
Indian
merchants
for
marriage
ceremonies.
After
independence
in
1947,
KEM
Hall
was
renamed
as
Gandhi
Bhawan.
A
part
of
this
Gandhi
Bhawan
now
houses
a
Municipal
library
and
the
Kanpur
Sangrahalaya
/
Kanpur
Museum.
Location Edit
The
park
is
located
in
the
central
area
of
Kanpur
city
and
is
close
to
right
bank
of
river
Ganga,
Kanpur
Central
railway
station,
LIC
Building
and
Nana
Rao
Park.
Attractions Edit
Kanpur
Sangrahalaya
(
Kanpur
Museum
)
is
located
in
the
park
ground.
Cawnpore
Union
Club
is
located
inside
the
precincts.
A
water
pumping
station
supplying
drinking
water
to
Kanpur
residents
is
located
inside
the
grounds.
An
enclosed
sewage
dumping
ground
has
been
created
inside
the
park
by
the
Kanpur
Municipal
Corporation
authorities.
It
is
located
close
to
Nana
Rao
Park
A
150
feet
high
mast
National
Flag
has
been
hoisted
herein
by
JCI
Kanpur
on
December
03rd,2017-tallest
such
structure
by
a
private
group
of
persons.
Historical
awareness Edit
People
like
Mahatma
Gandhi,
Indira
Gandhi,
Ram
Manohar
Lohia,
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee
have
given
public
speeches
inside
this
park.
Maintenance
and
sponsors Edit
Now
the
park
is
not
given
to
politicians
for
rallies.
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