Kanpur Sangrahalaya
Kanpur Sangrahalaya (Hindi: कानपुर पुरातत्व संग्रहालय), also known as Kanpur Museum, is the official museum in Kanpur, the industrial hub of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by the British as King Edward Memorial Hall in honour of Edward VII. It is a storehouse of artifacts and exhibits that tell the story of the events and people who have influenced the making of Kanpur city, and tell many interesting details about the historical past of the city.
History
Cawnpore, or Kanpur, was known as the Manchester of Asia, in the British colonial period.
European merchants who had settled in Cawnpore, felt the need for European-style amusement, so construction began on a hall for western style, ballroom dancing. On the death of King Edward in 1910, the hall was established as a memorial to commemorate his 1876 visit to Cawnpore, and was named as King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hall. The funds for the park were collected from European traders settled in Kanpur and Indian merchants.
When World War I broke out, construction on the hall was interrupted and the hall was used to house wounded British soldiers. After the war, KEM Hall was an orthopedic rehabilitation hospital.[1] and became Harcourt Butler Technological Institute in 1920.
Construction of the hall was completed after WWI in 1918. It was used by European settlers for cultural activities, and occasionally it was rented to rich Indian merchants for marriage ceremonies.
After independence in 1947, KEM Hall was renamed as Gandhi Bhawan. Gandhi Bhawan now houses a municipal library and the Kanpur Sangrahalaya Museum.
The museum was established in 1999, and is located in Phool Bagh Ground at the intersection of Mall Road and the Kanpur-Lucknow Road. The museum's collection includes an old colonial period artillery gun.
References
- ^ "Phool bagh,Kanpur (U.P)". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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- History of Kanpur
- Siege of Cawnpore
- Second Battle of Cawnpore
- Rebellion of 1857
- War of Indian Independence of 1857
- Development of Industries
- Cultural History
- Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case
- Kanpur Conspiracy Case
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- Anandeshwar Temple
- J. K. Temple
- Sai Darbar
- Panki Hanuman Mandir
- Jain Glass Temple
- Kherepati Temple
- Bhitargaon Temple
- Bara-Devi Mandir
- Tapeshwari Mandir
- Kanpur Memorial Church
- Allen Forest Zoo
- Moti Jheel
- Bithoor
- Jajmau
- Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
- Kanpur Sangrahalaya
- Ganges Barrage
- Rave 3
- Z Square
- Rave 4
- Brahmavart Ghat
- Patthar Ghat
- Massacre Ghat
- Sarsaiya Ghat
- Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India
- British India Corporation
- Dainik Jagran
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- Lohia Machinery Limited
- Panki Thermal Power Station
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- Hotel Landmark
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- Hotel Gaurav
- Hotel Bliss
- Kanha Continental
- Kanha International
- UP Stock Exchange
- Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Ltd.(KESCo)
- Auto rickshaw
- Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service
- Rasoolabad International Airport
- Kanpur Airport
- IIT Kanpur Airport
- Kanpur Civil Airport
- Chandari Junction railway station
- Govindpuri railway station
- Kanpur Anwarganj railway station
- Kanpur Central railway station
- Kalianpur
- Kanpur Metro
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- Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway
- Kanpur Lucknow Roadways Service
- Kanpur over-bridge
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- Kidwai Nagar
- Kanpur Cantonment
- Bithoor
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- Ghatampur
- Eminent people associated with Kanpur
- List of cities in India
- Category:People from Kanpur
- Renamed places in Kanpur
- Lajpat Bhawan