કર્ણાવતી : અતીતની ઝાંખી | |
 Sanskar Kendra City Museum | |
  Location of Sanskar Kendra in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Show map of Ahmedabad Sanskar Kendra (Gujarat) Show map of Gujarat Sanskar Kendra (India) Show map of India | |
| Established | 9 April 1954 (1954-04-09) |
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| Location | Opp. Tagore Hall, nearNID, Sardar bridge corner, Paldi,Ahmedabad |
| Coordinates | 23°00′47″N72°34′10″E / 23.01306°N 72.56944°E /23.01306; 72.56944 |
| Type | Local museum,history museum,art Museum, kite museum |
| Owner | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Sanskar Kendra is a museum atAhmedabad, India, designed by the architectLe Corbusier. It is a city museum depicting history, art, culture and architecture of Ahmedabad. AnotherPatang Kite Museum is there which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts.[1] The campus is located at the west end of Sardar Bridge near Paldi.[2]
The museum was designed in theModernist style by the Swiss-French architectLe Corbusier.It was namedMuseum of Knowledge during designing. It was originally a part of a large complex ofCultural Centre of Ahmedabad which had separate pavilions and areas for different subjects like anthropology, natural history, archaeology, monumental sculptures, workshops and depots, folklores in open air. It also included a pavilion for theatre calledmiracle box. But out of whole planned cultural centre, only museum was built. Its foundation stone was laid on 9 April 1954.[3]
The museum was closed in March 2020 following theCOVID-19 pandemic. It was kept closed for renovation since.[4]
It rests on his signaturepilotis, that are 3.4 metres (11 ft) high there. The building's exterior is of plain brick with exposed elements ofraw concrete (Béton brut) structure. The structural grid is 7 metres (23 ft).[3][5]
The building is designed to protect against the hot climate. On the roof there are several large basins originally intended as planters.One enters from underneath the building where there is an open court with a large pool and a ramp that leads to the exhibition spaces. The interior spaces are finished in plaster.[3][5]
The museum is similar to other museum projects byLe Corbusier, such as the "Museum of unlimited extension" project, theNational Museum of Western Art inTokyo, and the Government Museum and Art Gallery inChandigarh, in that the plan is based on aspiral and is designed to be expanded.[3][5]
Museum have various sections related to history of city, art, photography,Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence struggle, various religious communities ofAhmedabad.[1]It houses the tallest incense stick of the world of 4.5 m.[2]The building includes a Kite Museum, which includes a collection of kites, photographs, and other artifacts.[1][2]
Foundation block ofEllis Bridge was moved to Sanskar Kendra. It reads:
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