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Nana Rao Park
Nana Rao Park / Company Bagh (Hindi: नाना राव पार्क / कम्पनी बाग़, कानपुर ) is a public city park in Kanpur, the industrial hub of Uttar Pradesh, India, built after Indian independence in honor of Nana Sahib. Prior to Indian Independence the location was known as Memorial Well and commemorated the massacre of British women and children during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. History Bibighar massacre (1857) The park is of immense historical significance as the location of the massacre of around 200 British women and children, allegedly on the instigation of a courtesan in Nana Sahib's court, followed by the punitive actions by British soldiers of the East India Company during the 1857 Indian rebellion. Memorial Well (1858 to 1947) The location was originally called Memorial Well after the memorial was raised to commemorate the dead. The memorial had a large railing, a marble gothic screen with "mournful seraph" and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mall, Kanpur
The Mall or Mall Road, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Road is a central business district of Indian city of Kanpur. The area houses many shopping complexes, hotels, Company, MNCs and shopping stores. Mall Road is one of the busiest roads of the city, traffic is daily thrown out of gear here. The road houses the biggest mall of the city, Christ Church College, Kanpur, Christ Church College built in 1866, Reserve Bank of India, GPO and many other prominent buildings. Location Mall Road is situated in the Heart of the City between Kanpur Cantonment, Cantonment and Civil Lines. To the south of Mall Road is the old city which is a congested area and to the north is Civil Lines and Ganga river. Mall Road starts at the end point of Murray Company Flyover in Cantonment and ends at Chunniganj near British India Corporation, Lal Imli Mills, the first woollen mill of India. The 'Bada Chauraha' is the most busiest crossing on Mall Road connecting it to Kanpur Central, Kanpur Central Railway S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
