Garden of Five Senses
Garden of Five Senses | |
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Saket, New Delhi | |
Nearest city | Saket |
Coordinates | 28°30′48″N 77°11′53″E / 28.513342°N 77.197993°E |
Area | 20 acres |
Operated by | Delhi Tourism |
Open | 9:00am–7:00pm (in Summer), 9:00am-6:00pm (in Winter) |
Status | Open |
The Garden of Five Senses is a park in
Overview
Located just off the
Presently, the Garden of Five Senses is managed by Sh. V K Jatav, Chief Manager, DTTDC.
In August 2005, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Limited (DTTDC) signed an agreement with ITE India Pvt Ltd for operating 31 commercial food and craft outlets for 10 years at the Garden of Five Senses, as a result the park also has several restaurants, and liquor serving bars. [4][5][6]
Every year, the Delhi Government also organises Garden Tourism Festival at the Garden of Five Senses.[7]
Replica of the Mexican Mayan Labná Arc
As the relations between India and Mexico are warming up, India has recently unveiled a replica of the
The Labná Arch in the Garden of the Five Senses in New Delhi was inaugurated on 16 September 2013 by the Mayoress of New Delhi, Madame Sheila Dikshit and the Mexican Ambassador Jaime Nualart. The replica constructed by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, was made with stone from Rajasthan, similar to the stone found in the Puuc region of Yucatán, and worked by expert Indian stonecutters. The project was initiated by Julio Faesler-Carlisle, Mexican Ambassador to India (2001–2004)and entirely funded by private enterprises, three Indian and three Mexican. The Arch will serve as a venue for cultural events.[8]
Gallery
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Elephants
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Children praying
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Bell tree
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ADelhi Tourisminformation booth
References
- ^ Garden of Five Senses Archived 24 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Vigyan Prasar, Govt. of India
- ^ "Splash of colours in new garden". The Times of India. 19 February 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
- ^ "A treat for the senses". The Times of India. 22 February 2003. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Commercialized Garden of Five Senses defeats public purpose". The Times of India. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Lounge Review: The Zoo, Garden of Five Senses, New Delhi". Mint. 8 January 2010.
- New York Times. 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Garden Tourism Festival - 2018 - World Love Flowers". World Love Flowers. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Símbolo maya en India Hacen una réplica del Arco de Labná en Nueva Delh". Diario de Yucatán. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- Garden of Five Senses at Vigyan Prasar, Govt. of India
External links
- Garden of Five Senses Archived 27 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation