In Pics: Delhi's Third Waste-To-Art Park Named Shaheedi Park
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The park is a tribute to heroes of the freedom struggle. The pathways, laid in the middle of 56,000 plants and shrubs for a green experience lead to the galleries.
The park is conceptualised to mark 75 years of independence. Built at a cost of around Rs 16.5 crore, the park has utilised 250 tonnes of scrap material to feature galleries with panels and sculptures that showcase everything from ancient India's wisdom to the freedom struggle and the nuclear tests conducted at Pokharan.
The park is a tribute to heroes of the freedom struggle. The pathways, laid in the middle of 56,000 plants and shrubs for a green experience lead to the galleries. The viewer can witness a chronological story of development in India from ancient times of Hindu sages to modern India.
Photographs below show panels, murals, busts, and galleries made using scrap metal to show the story of seers and sages to the rule of Hindu kings, Sikh heroes, and the independence movement. Post-independence gallery of gallantry award winners and the Pokharan-1 and Pokharan-2 Nuclear Tests complete this historic circle.
