| Bapu Museum | |
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| Coordinates | 16°30′29″N80°37′41″E / 16.508°N 80.628°E /16.508; 80.628 |
| Created | 1887 (1887) |
| Operated by | Department of Archaeology & Museums[1] |
| Status | opened[2] |
TheBapu Museum (formerly:Victoria Jubilee Museum) is anarchaeological museum, located atM. G. Road ofVijayawada.[3] It was renamed in the memory of the renowned film director, illustrator, cartoonist and authorBapu.[4] The museum is maintained by the Archaeological department and has large collection of sculptures, paintings and artifacts ofBuddhist andHindu relics, with some of them as old as 2nd and 3rd Centuries. The structure of building is anIndo-European style of architectural and is more than a hundred years old structure.[5]
The museum was created as part of the celebrations of theGolden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The foundation stone was laid by Robert Sewell, District Collector ofKrishna district, on 27 June 1887.[6] Sri Pingali Venkayya presented a tri-colour flag toMahatma Gandhi at this location in 1921. The building initially housed industrial exhibitions. It was converted to an archaeological museum under the auspices of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Andhra Pradesh, in 1962.[6]
The museum has historical galleries, stone cut writings, coins, swords, body armour, shields, arms, ornamentation, etc., used by kings. A standingBuddha of white limestone ofAlluru (3rd–4th century),[7] LordShiva and GoddessDurga as slaying the buffalo demon,Mahishasura (2nd century) can also be found at the museum.[8]
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