Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Narendra_Modi_unveiling_a_plaque_to_mark_the_laying_of_Foundation_Stone_of_Dr._Babasaheb_Ambedkar_Memorial,_at_Indu_Mills_Compound,_Mumbai._The_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra,_Shri_Devendra_Fadnavis.jpg) PM Narendra Modi unveiling a plaque to mark the laying of Foundation Stone of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial (Statue of Equality), at Indu Mills Compound, Mumbai on 11 October 2015. | |
| Location | Indu Mills Compound, Prabhadevi, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Designer | Shashi Prabhu Ram V. Sutar |
| Height | 137.3 metres (450 ft) |
| Beginning date | (contract for the construction of the statue was awarded on 10 March 2018[1]) |
| Completion date | May 2026[2] (50% work completed as of 7 December 2022)[3] |
| Dedicated to | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
The Statue of Equality also known as the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial is a monument under-construction dedicated to B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th-century Indian intellectual and the father of the Indian Constitution. The statue will be located at Indu Mills Compound in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra.[4][5] The statue will be 137.3-metre (450 ft) in total height, including a 30.5-metre (100 ft) pedestal.[6][7] The Ambedkar statue will be the third tallest statue in the world after the Statue of Unity (182 m) and the Spring Temple Buddha (153 m).[8] The statue will be completed in May 2026.[9]
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- ^ "The work of the ancillary building is 50% complete with rest of the work progressing rapidly". Twitter. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Ambedkar memorial: Statue taller than that of Liberty sought". Indian Express. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Statue of equality should come up at Indu Mill site: Ambedkar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue to be 100 ft taller - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Ambedkar statue at Indu Mills will be India's second tallest | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ambedkar-memorial-project-mumbai-indu-mill-ready-by-may-2026-9055367/ [bare URL]