Jang-e-Azadi Memorial () is a memorial and museum in
Kartarpur town (near the
city
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of
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
) in
Jalandhar district
Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city.
Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts ...
of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
,
India
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, in memory of contribution and sacrifices made by the
Punjabi community in
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947.
The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...
.
The memorial was built over an area of 25 acres at the cost of Rs 300 crore.
Construction
Punjab chief minister
Parkash Singh Badal
Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He i ...
laid the foundation stone of the Jang-e-Azadi memorial on 19 October 2014, and actual work started on 26 March 2015. A committee of historians, journalists and intellectuals was constituted to finalize the action plan and concept of the memorial to be built up.
Architecture
The project is designed by architect
Raj Rewal
Raj Rewal (born 24 November 1934 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India) is a leading Indian architect. Education
Rewal lived in Delhi and Shimla from 1934–1951. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school. Between 1951-1954 he attended the De ...
. The design layout of the memorial, conceived and designed by him was approved by the Government. As per the proposed design various galleries were constructed to project the different movements of freedom struggle. A tower also known as
Shaheed-e-Minar (Martyrs' Minaret) 45 metre high was proposed. In addition to it, an auditorium, movie hall, open-air theatre, amphitheater, library, research and seminar halls etc. were also constructed as an integral part of the memorial galleries.
References
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Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India
Indian independence movement