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The
overall
layout
and
project
was
designed
by
architect
Raj
Rewal
It
was
inaugurated
on
3
November
1972
by
then
Prime
Minister
Indira
Gandhi,
on
the
eve
of
the
International
Trade
Fair
called
Asia
72.[5]
The
venue
and
the
event
were
meant
to
celebrate
25
years
of
India's
Independence.[6][unreliable
source?]
It
is
a
huge
complex
of
buildings,
covering
over
150
acres
(0.61
km2)
sprinkled
with
many
lawns,
overlooking
the
historic
Purana
Qila,
which
stands
opposite
Gate
no
1.
These
fine
examples
of
post-independence
architecture
have
been
included
on
the
World
Monuments
Fund's
2018
list
of
monuments
at
risk
to
highlight
their
importance
and
need
for
protection.
The
complex
houses
many
pavilions
like
the
Nehru
Pavilion,
the
Defence
Pavilion,
the
Indira
Pavilion,
and
the
Son
of
India
Pavilion.
It
has
various
building
which
are
built
in
various
shapes
and
sizes.
It
also
has
an
auditorium
where
rock
shows
and
plays
are
held
quite
frequently.
There
is
also
an
internal
shuttle
service
for
those
who
do
not
wish
to
walk.
Pragati
Maidan
houses
a
movie
theatre
called
Shakuntalam,
quite
popular
among
college
kids
for
its
comparatively
cheap
tickets.
The
complex
houses
18
exhibition
halls,[8]
several
buildings,
eateries,
performance
spaces
and
compounds,
including
headquarters
of
the
India
Trade
Promotion
Organisation
(ITPO),
and
hosts
over
70
national
and
international
exhibitions
annually,
with
the
largest
being
the
India
International
Trade
Fair
which
attracts
over
10,000
exhibitors
and
over
30,00,000
visitors.
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