| NTR | |
|---|---|
 N. T. Rama Rao's Memorial At NTR Gardens | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad |
| Coordinates | 17°24′36″N 78°28′20″E / 17.410°N 78.4722°E |
| Area | 22 ha (55 acres) |
| Created | 15 December 2001[1] |
| Operated by | Buddha Purnima Project Authority |
| Visitors | 25,114[2] |
| Status | Open all year |
NTR Gardens is a small public, urban park of 15 hectares (36 acres) adjacent to Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad, where earlier a thermal power station building stood until 1995. It is named after the former Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao. Constructed in several phases since 1999, the area that is predominantly a park is geographically located in the centre of the city, and is close to other tourist attractions such as Birla Mandir, Necklace Road and Lumbini Park. It is maintained by the Buddha Purnima Project Authority of the Government of Telangana.
- ^ "Public can visit NTR garden from Dec. 25". The Hindu. 19 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Record number visit NTR Gardens". The Hindu. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2008.