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- Not to be confused with Bangkok's Lumphini Park.
Lumbini Park is a small public, urban park of 7.5 acres (0.030 km2; 0.0117 sq mi) adjacent to
Hussain Sagar
lake in Hyderabad, India. Since it is geographically located in the
center of the city and is at close proximity to other tourist
attractions such as Birla Mandir and Necklace Road, it
attracts many visitors throughout the year. Constructed in 1994,
the park is presently being maintained by the Buddha Purnima
Project Authority that functions under the directives of the Government of Andhra
Pradesh. In 2007, it was one of the targets for a terrorist attack that
killed 44 people.[1]
History
In 1994, Lumbini Park was constructed at a cost of INR 2.35 crores on a
5 acres (0.020 km2; 0.0078 sq mi) land
adjacent to the Hussain Sagar lake.
In 2000, the Buddha Purnima Project Authority (BPPA) was
established to maintain specially designated development areas in
Hyderabad.
Among tourist attractions such as Necklace Road and NTR Gardens, Lumbini Park is being
maintained by BPPA.[2] To
enhance the inflow of visitors, it constructed additional
facilities for laser auditorium, boating facilities among
other visually appealing features such as gardens and musical
fountains.[2]
In 2006, the park was named as T. Anjaiah Lumbini Park
in honour of the late Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[3]
On August 25, 2007, a series of bomb blasts in Hyderabad killed
44 people and injured 60.[1]
One of the two blasts occurred during the evening hours in the
laser auditorium that housed about 500 people at the time of the
incident.[4]
After a few days of being cordoned off for crime scene
investigation, the park was reopened to public after the
installation of metal detectors.[5]
Features
A parcel of 2.5 acres
(0.010 km2; 0.0039 sq mi) 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.[6][7]
This was one of the initiatives for the park which was one of the
key areas to support the World City strategy for Hyderabad.[8]
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