Ambedkar Memorial Park

Ambedkar Memorial Park
Ambedkar Memorial Park
	Night view of the Ambedkar Memorial Park
Type	Public, memorial park
Location	Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	26°50′56″N 80°58′40″E / 26.848882°N 80.977893°E
Area	108 acres (0.43 km²)
Opened	14 April 2008
Operated by	Lucknow Development Authority
Status	Open year round
Website	https://ambedkarmemorialpark.business.site/

Ambedkar Memorial Park, formally known as Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Prateek Sthal,^[1] is a public park and memorial in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The memorial is dedicated to B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th century Indian polymath and the first law minister of India.

The park also honours the lives and memories of Jyotirao Phule, Narayana Guru, Birsa Munda, Shahuji Maharaj, and Kanshi Ram. The park also has 124 monumental elephants.^[2] The memorial was constructed by Mayawati, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, during her administration when she led the Bahujan Samaj Party.

^ Patel, Aakar (13 September 2014). "Where Ambedkar is enthroned like Lincoln". Mint. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^ Banerjee, Mukulika (14 June 2020). "Unlike Colston or Columbus, Ambedkar Memorial statues deserve their place in public spaces". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[Patel_2014-1] Patel, Aakar (13 September 2014). "Where Ambedkar is enthroned like Lincoln". Mint. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[2] Banerjee, Mukulika (14 June 2020). "Unlike Colston or Columbus, Ambedkar Memorial statues deserve their place in public spaces". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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