Chandrashekhar Azad Park (CAP) | |
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Type | Public park |
Location | Georgetown in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 25°27′14″N 81°50′53″E / 25.45389°N 81.84806°E |
Area | 133 acres (54 ha)[1] |
Established | 1870 |
Operated by | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Status | Open all year |
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.