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Ambedkar
Memorial
Park,
formally
known
as Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
Samajik
Parivartan
Prateek
Sthal, is
a
public
park
and
memorial
in Gomti
Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh,
India.
The
memorial
is
dedicated
to B.
R.
Ambedkar,
the
20th
century
Indian polymath and
the
"father
of
the Indian
Constitution".
The
park
also
honors
the
lives
and
memories
of Jyotirao
Phule, Narayana
Guru, Birsa
Munda, Shahuji
Maharaj, Kanshi
Ram and
all
those
who've
devoted
their
life
for
humanity,
equality
and
social
justice.
The
memorial
was
constructed
by Mayawati,
the
former Chief
Minister
of
Uttar
Pradesh,
during
her
administration
when
she
led
the Bahujan
Samaj
Party.
Type
Public,
memorial
park
Location
Gomti
Nagar in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh, India
Coordinates26°50′56″N 80°58′40″E
Area108
acres
(0.43 km²)
Opened14 April
2008;
12 years
ago
Operated byLucknow
Development
Authority
History
The
foundation
stone
of
the
memorial
was
first
laid
in
1995.
Earlier,
the
park
was
named
Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
Udyan.
In
2002,
it
was
renamed
the
Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
Memorial
and
development
work
continued
until
2002-03.
In
2007,
the
park
underwent
further
renovation
and
development.
It
was
initially
opened
to
the
public
on
14
April
2008
by
Chief
Minister
Mayawati.
The
entire
memorial
is
built
using
red sandstone brought
from Rajasthan.
It
is
situated
in
the
posh
locality
of
Gomti
Nagar,
the
largest
planned
residential
colony
in
India.
Cost
of
the
memorial
is
estimated
at
7 billion rupees. Its
name
was
changed
from
Ambedkar
Park
to
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
memorial
in
May
2012.
Features
Ambedkar
Stupa,
The
bronze
statue
of
Ambedkar
in
Ambedkar
Memorial;
the
base
is
inscribed
"My
struggle
of
life
is
my
only
message."
The
Ambedkar
statue
was
modeled
on
the sculpture
of
Abraham
Lincoln at
the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington,
D.C..
This
construction
is
the
heart
of
the
entire
memorial.
The
sanctum
sanctorum
consists
of
many
statues
depicting
the
biography
of
Ambedkar.
There
are
four
doors
in
opposite
directions.
This
is
a
construction
in
the
shape
of
a
flower
bearing
four
petals.
There
is
a
bronze
statue
of
Ambedkar
seated
in
a
chair,
facing
towards
the
two
domes.
The
Ambedkar
statue
was
modeled
on
the sculpture
of
Abraham
Lincoln at
the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington.
Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
Samajik
Parivartan
Opposite
to
the
Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
Memorial
is
the
Sangrahalay
(museum),
constructed
over
an
area
of
about
2.5
acre
(11,008
sq.m.).
The
building
has
two
domes
on
top.
It
contains
large
statues
of
Mahatma
Jyotiba
Phule,
Rajarshi
Chhatrapati
Shahuji
Maharaj,
Shri
Narayan
Guru,
Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
and
Shri
Kanshiram.
Another
building
consists
of
18-foot
tall
marble
statues
of Tathagat
Gautam
Buddha, Sant
Kabir
Das, Sant
Ravidas, Guru
Ghasidas and Shri
Birsa
Munda.
Dr.
Bhimrao
Ambedkar
Samajik
Parivartan
Gallery
Constructed
in
an
area
of
4
acres
(16,207
sq.m.),
this
place
has
murals
made
of
bronze.
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