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Complete List of War Memorials in India Cc4fe3f5
Complete List of War Memorials in India Cc4fe3f5
Complete List of War Memorials in India Cc4fe3f5
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated National War Memorial. The
National War Memorial sprawls over 40 acres at the India Gate complex in Delhi,
India. The salient features of the National War Memorial include its five concentric
circles, a central stone obelisk, and an eternal flame. The centre of this complex lies at a
lower level than the surrounding features. The total cost incurred for building this
memorial is around Rs 176 crore. Remembering our brave soldiers and the sacrifices
made by them over centuries, in this article we will discuss about a list of war memorials
in India.
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Salient Features of National War Memorial
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We are listing below, few of the important war memorials in India. Check out these War
Memorials in India in detail.
• This war memorial sprawls over 40 acres at the India Gate complex in Delhi,
India.
• It consists of five concentric circles, a central stone obelisk, and an eternal flame.
• The centre of this complex lies at a lower level than the surrounding features.
• It has 25, 942 names of martyrs have been inscribed along with their ranks and
regiments in the 16 walls of this memorial.
• The total cost incurred for building this memorial is around Rs 176 crore.
India Gate
• It is the Memorial to Undivided Indian Army soldiers who died during World
War I between 1914 and 1921.
• The India Gate, is located at New Delhi.
• It is located on Rajpath about 2.3 kms from the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• A total of 8459 names of the deceased soldiers are inscribed on this war memorial
since 1947.
• It is located in the Bougainvillea garden of Chandigarh.
• Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated the war memorial on 17th August, 2006.
• This war memorial is located within the boundaries of Indian Military Academy.
• It was inaugurated in 1999 to honour the brave soldiers of the Indian Army.
• The face of the main structure of this war memorial replicates the Chetwode
Tower.
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• This war memorial consists of a tri-service representation of artefacts on the
seafront.
• This memorial is first of its kind in India as it provides light and sound facility to
narrate the stories of bravery of the nation’s brave soldiers, who lost their lives
fighting for the nation.
• An Interpretation Centre has also been set up on the premises of this war
memorial in Bhopal.
• This is the only war memorial which has been erected with the money of the
citizens in South Asia.
• It is dedicated to the post-independence martyrs.
• It is located in Pune cantonment.
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