Lumbini Park

Coordinates: 17°24′36″N 78°28′20″E / 17.410°N 78.4722°E / 17.410; 78.4722 (Lumbini Park)
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T. Anjaiah Lumbini Park
Hyderabad
Coordinates17°24′36″N 78°28′20″E / 17.410°N 78.4722°E / 17.410; 78.4722 (Lumbini Park)
Area3.0 ha (7.5 acres)
Created1994
DesignerRaj Expedith Associates
Operated byBuddha Purnima Project Authority
StatusOpen all year

Lumbini Park, officially T. Anjaiah Lumbini Park,

25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings that killed 44 people.[2]

History

In 1994, Lumbini Park was constructed at a cost of 23.5 million (equivalent to 150 million or US$1.9 million in 2023) on 3 hectares (7.5 acres) of land adjacent to

laser auditorium, boating facilities among other visually appealing features such as gardens and musical fountains.[3]

In 2006, the park was renamed after

Buddha Statue of Hyderabad in Lumbini Park

2007 terrorist attacks

On 25 August 2007,

crime scene investigation, the park was reopened to public after the installation of metal detectors.[6]

Multimedia Fountain Show

Emotion Media Factory installed India's first spectacular water multimedia show in Lumbini Park. The multimedia fountain show plays daily to a large audience, the installation combines a full spectrum of media elements, from dazzling laser animation, live video, stunning sound quality, rhythmic musical fountains and extraordinary beam effects, all astonishingly portrayed on one of the largest water screens in India. The elements coalesce to re-create stories and historical and cultural aspects of Hyderabad’s past, present and future, enthralling thousands of guests each night.[7]

Features

Water fall at Lumbini Park
Multimedia Show at Lumbini Park
One of the ride at Lumbini Park

A parcel of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) adjacent to the park was acquired from the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department for constructing the laser auditorium. This auditorium, believed to be the first of its kind in India, can seat up to 2000 people at a time for a show on

Hyderabad's history.[8][9] This was one of the initiatives for the park which was one of the key areas to support the World City strategy for Hyderabad.[10]

Working hours

The park is open to visitors on all days. A laser show is held at venue every day at 7:15 pm except weekends when it happens twice at 7:15 pm and at 8:30 pm. [11]

Getting there

Lumbini Park is near to

Hyderabad metro
station. New Gate, opposite Secretariat Road, Hussain Sagar, Khairtabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 500004, India.

References

  1. ^ "Lumbini Park".
  2. ^ a b Kamalapurkar, Shwetal (25 August 2007). "Death toll in Hyderabad serial blasts rises to 44". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Buddha Purnima Project Authority". Hyderabad Urban Development Authority. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  4. ^ "YSR reiterates promise on housing for the poor". The Hindu. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  5. ^ Amin Jafri, Syed (25 August 2007). "Hyderabad: 42 killed, 50 injured in twin blasts". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Lumbini Park reopens today". The Hindu. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  7. ^ http://das-solution.com, DAS Solution sp z o o. "Lumbini Park Musical Fountain India". emfactory.de. Retrieved 24 April 2024. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  8. ^ "Trial run of laser show begins today". The Hindu. 14 January 2005. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  9. ^ "Buddha Purnima 2021". Bhagymat.
  10. ^ Ramanathan, Gayatri (3 April 2003). "Hi-tech entertainments on the anvil for Hyderabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  11. ^ "Lumbini Park". Journeymart. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

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