MAHATMA GANHIJI MEMORIAL
Mahatma Gandhiji
Memorial is also called Gandhiji mandapam.It is one of the visiting place in kanyakumari
for the tourist and very beautiful and
add to the attraction of KK district. The beautiful Gandhi Memorial completed
in 1956, is situated as a memorial to the Father of the Nation.
Speciality
in GANDHIJI MANDAPAM:
Its focal shape is 79 feet high speaking
to the age of the Mahatma at the season of the sun at Mid-day on second October
would fall on the peedam through an opening in the rooftop. That is extremely
extraordinary in Mahatma Gandhiji Mandapam. Having part of works of art about
Mahatma Gandhi history for review by visitor. The dedication was exchanged to
the managerial control of the Public (Information and Public Relations)
Department from Public Works in the year 1978. Mahatma Gandhi went by
Kanyakumari twice in 1925 and 1937. Mahatma Gandhi went to Kanyakumari in
January 1937. In 1948 his cinders were inundated in the ocean waters in
Kanyakumari . The perspective of the boundless ocean can be see from the second
floor and
About
Architecture:
This memorial is known for its pink architecture which is designed in the form of an archetypal Orissa temple. It is
constructed at a place on the seashore, near to Kumari Amman Temple, where his
ashes were kept for public darshan before immersion in the sea on February 12,
1948. The Mandapam is built in Orrisa
style of architecture and designed in such a way that on his birthday, 2
October, the rays of the sun, through a hole on the roof, falls exactly on the
place where the urn was kept. .
Route map:
By
road:
By rail:
Some
of the trains plying to and from Kanyakumari are:
- Chennai
Egmore Express
- Tiruchirappalli
- Howrah Express
- Himsagar Express
By
air:
Kanyakumari does not have an airport of its own. The nearest
airport serving the town is Thiruvananthapuram
Airport, which is 80 km away from the place. Taxi services are available
from this international airport to take you to Kanyakumari.
Visiting
Hours :7 AM To 7
PM.
Entrance Fee: free
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