Chandra Shekhar Azad Park

Chandrashekhar Azad Park (CAP)
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TypePublic park
LocationGeorgetown in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates25°27′14″N 81°50′53″E / 25.45389°N 81.84806°E / 25.45389; 81.84806
Area133 acres (54 ha)[1]
Established1870
Operated byGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
StatusOpen all year
Chandra Shekhar Azad Memorial

Chandra Shekhar Azad Park (also known by its former name Alfred Park, and Company Bagh during the Company Raj) is a public park in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built in 1870 to mark Prince Alfred's visit to the city, with an area of 133 acres, it is the biggest park in Prayagraj.[2][3] It was renamed by the Uttar Pradesh Government after revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad, who sacrificed his life here during the Indian independence movement in 1931.

  1. ^ "Chandrasekhar Azad Park, Prayagraj". NativePlanet. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila Blai (2009). The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 3. Oxford University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-8125013839.
  3. ^ "Alfred Park, Allahabad". nativeplanet.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.