India to build mega-museum with world's 'largest display area'

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The museum is expected to become the world's largest by display area and attract up to 10 million visitors annually.

The museum is expected to become the world's largest by display area and attract up to 10 million visitors annually.

NEW DELHI: India's cabinet approved on Wednesday (Nov 11) a mega-museum showcasing the country's history and civilisation, which the government said will cost around US$340 million and have the largest display area in the world.First announced in 2023, the project received approval as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government renewed its emphasis on the country's pre-colonial cultural identity.The museum's name, Yuge Yugeen Bharat, translates roughly as "India through the ages" and invokes the country's ancient Sanskrit name, Bharat.It will occupy former civil service offices in New Delhi, known as North and South Blocks, which were designed by British architects…

Modi came to national power in May 2014, and has since taken multiple steps to glorify the country's heritage and culture.His government built the world's tallest statue, a 182-metre (597-foot) monument to Vallabhbhai Patel, for his role in bringing princely states into India.Modi also backed the revamp of New Delhi's historic administrative district in his second term and moved lawmakers to a new parliament building in 2023."The Museum is envisaged as a national public cultural institution ...

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