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<div>{{Short description|Memorial to Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi}}<br />
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The '''Rajiv Gandhi Memorial''' is a [[memorial]] to the former Indian prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] at the site where he was [[Rajiv Gandhi assassination|assassinated]] at [[Sriperumbudur]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] [[India]].<br /><br />
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Designed by K T Ravindran, it was built by the [[Central Public Works Department]] and was opened up in 2003 by Gandhi's widow [[Sonia Gandhi]] and former [[President of India]] [[APJ Abdul Kalam]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Venkatesan |first1=Radha |title=Rajiv Gandhi Memorial dedicated to nation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/11/stories/2003101106590100.htm |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 October 2003}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=K. Natwar |title=Remembering Rajiv Gandhi |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2022/stories/20031107005511800.htm |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=Frontline |date=7 November 2003}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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Image:Rajiv_Gandhi_Memorial_entrance.jpg|The Entrance<br />
Image:Rajiv_Gandhi_Memorial_art.jpg|A stone sculpture depicting India's progress at the memorial<br />
Image:Rajiv_Gandhi_Memorial_lawn.jpg|The memorial has a huge lawn with tree lined pathways<br />
Image:Rajiv Gandhi Memorial blast site.jpg|The blast site is surrounded by seven pilliars<br />
Image:Rajiv Gandhi Memorial path.jpg|"The path of Light" traces Rajiv Gandhi's final steps<br />
Image:Rajiv Gandhi Memorial bombsite.jpg|A stone mural marks the spot of his death<br />
Image:Rajiv_Gandhi_Memorial_plaque.jpg|A stone plaque with the history of events<br />
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