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    Gandhi Ghat Barrack Pore, 1949

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    The document summarizes the Gandhi Ghat memorial built in 1949 on the banks of the Hoogly river near Kolkata to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the first anniversary of his death. The architect was tasked with designing a structure within a budget of 5 lakh rupees that reflected Gandhi's personality and philosophy as well as the three main religions of India - Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The completed structure featured elements of a Hindu temple, an Islamic dome, and horizontal slabs resembling a cross to symbolize the three religions. It was opened on January 15, 1949, before the anniversary, by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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    The document summarizes the Gandhi Ghat memorial built in 1949 on the banks of the Hoogly river near Kolkata to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the first anniversary of his death. The architect was tasked with designing a structure within a budget of 5 lakh rupees that reflected Gandhi's personality and philosophy as well as the three main religions of India - Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The completed structure featured elements of a Hindu temple, an Islamic dome, and horizontal slabs resembling a cross to symbolize the three religions. It was opened on January 15, 1949, before the anniversary, by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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    The document summarizes the Gandhi Ghat memorial built in 1949 on the banks of the Hoogly river near Kolkata to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the first anniversary of his death. The architect was tasked with designing a structure within a budget of 5 lakh rupees that reflected Gandhi's personality and philosophy as well as the three main religions of India - Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The completed structure featured elements of a Hindu temple, an Islamic dome, and horizontal slabs resembling a cross to symbolize the three religions. It was opened on January 15, 1949, before the anniversary, by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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    Gandhi Ghat Barrack Pore, 1949

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    The document summarizes the Gandhi Ghat memorial built in 1949 on the banks of the Hoogly river near Kolkata to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the first anniversary of his death. The architect was tasked with designing a structure within a budget of 5 lakh rupees that reflected Gandhi's personality and philosophy as well as the three main religions of India - Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The completed structure featured elements of a Hindu temple, an Islamic dome, and horizontal slabs resembling a cross to symbolize the three religions. It was opened on January 15, 1949, before the anniversary, by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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    ANDHI GHAT BARRACK PORE,1949.

    • Gandhi Ghat is a memorial designed for


    Mahatma Gandhiji, on the banks of the
    Hoogly, near Calcutta.
    • The brief demanded the reflection of the
    personality and philosophy of the Mahatma
    Gandhi.
    • There was a budgetary limit of five lakh rupees
    and the deadline stipulated was January 30,
    1949, Gandhiji’s first death anniversary.
    • Initially the architect did not have any example
    of such a structure to draw inspiration from,
    and no one available to guide him.
    • However, Gandhiji’s respect and love for all
    religions inspired the architect to design a
    structure that harmoniously and aesthetically
    reflected and symbolized the three main
    religions of India. i.e Hinduism, Islam and
    Christanity.
    • The structure comprises of a temple
    shikhara, capped with an Islamic
    dome.
    • A horizontal cantilevered slab
    projecting from both sides appears
    like a cross.
    • Gandhi Ghat was completed before
    the first anniversary of Gandhiji and
    was opened by Pandit Jawaharlal
    Nehru on January 15, 1949.

    Under construction images, 1948 .

    Jawaharlal Nehru at the opening, Gandhi Ghat, January 15, 1949 

    Gandhi Ghat, 2016.


    Entrance that leads to the structure.

    Reference
    https://architexturez.net/doc/az-cf-177919#:~:text=The%2040%20ft%20ca
    ntilever%20was,Panditji%20on%20January%2015%2C%201949.
    RABINDRA BHAWAN NEW DELHI
    • Rabindra Bhavan was built to mark the birth centenary of
    Tagore, who in addition to being a poet and novelist, was an
    artist, playwright and composer.
    •The building is thus the home of three National
    Academies: Lalit Kala (Plastic Arts), Sangeet Natak (Dance,
    Drama and Music) and Sahitya (Literature).
    •The complex stands on a 1.45 hectare site amongst other
    art institutions forming the cultural centre of New Delhi.

    •“Rabindra Bhawan, which was nominated for the Aga Khan


    award in 1980, was the first building where I could free myself
    from the influence of Walter Gropius and Oscar Niemeyer. This building belongs to India. Here I used
    tradtional Indian elements such as chhajjas, jalis and overhanging roof. It was the first functional building to
    give me aesthetical satistfaction. Maybe it was Rabindranath’s artistic genius that inspired me to give an
    emotionally moving quality to the building. I feel proud to have been able to design memorials to both the
    Mahatma and Gurudev.” Rahman Habib 1965
    • The design solution as it emerged consists of the administrative block with
    three wings of more or less equal length at an angle of 120° to each other,
    and a pentagon shaped exhibition block the form of which follows the curve
    of the traffic island.
    • The administration block: RCC sun shades in two continuous rows over all
    the windows have been provided, the lower row in each case being placed
    on cantilevered brackets so that it is away from the wall and is no
    obstruction to breeze.
    • The long walls of the administrative block are load¬bearing in brick
    masonry, whilst the end walls of the wings are in random rubble stone
    masonry.: According to the architect the angle of the sun shades is designed
    to eliminate the strong morning and afternoon sun.
    • The main entrance into the administrative block. This is where the three
    wings meet, and the entrance hall, lift and staircase are placed here,
    though each of the three wings have their own staircase for internal
    vertical circulation.

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