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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{short description|Sikh museum in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India}}
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'''Virasat-e-Khalsa''' is a museum of [[Sikhism]], located in the holy town, [[Anandpur Sahib]], near [[Chandigarh]], the capital of the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. The museum celebrates 500 years of the [[Sikh history]] and the 300th anniversary of the [[Khalsa|birth of Khalsa]], based on the scriptures written by the tenth and last human guru, [[Guru Gobind Singh Ji]]. It serves to attract tourists and pilgrims. This results in a consultation between religion and emerging need in the building environment. One side it promotes hand crafts to locals as well as nurturing a sense of heritage, besides it recalls to infinity by the volumetric interference of existing skyline is another phase of a visible Urbanism dilemma.<ref>Sharma V.C., Vimal S. (2017) Religion Interacts with New Urbanism Holistic City Anandpur Sahib. In: Seta F., Biswas A., Khare A., Sen J. (eds) Understanding Built Environment. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore</ref>

==Structure==
There are two complexes at each side of a ravine, connected by a ceremonial bridge:
*The smaller western complex includes an entrance plaza, an auditorium with 400 seating-capacity, two-story research and reference library, and changing exhibition galleries.
*The eastern complex contains a round memorial building as well as extensive, permanent exhibition space, consisting of two clusters of galleries that try to evoke the fortress architecture of the region (most evident in a nearby Gurudwara) and form a dramatic silhouette against the surrounding cliff terrain. The gathering of the galleries in groups of five reflects the [[Five Virtues]], a central tenent of Sikhism.

The buildings are constructed of poured-in-place concrete; some beams and columns remain exposed, though a great deal of the structures will be clad in a local honey-colored stone. The rooftops are stainless steel-clad and exhibit a double curvature: they gather and reflect the sky while a series of dams in the ravine create pools that reflect the entire complex at night.<ref>[http://www.msafdie.com/php/print_project.php?id=27 Moshe Safdie and Associates | Project Details ]</ref>

==Visitor numbers==
Visitor numbers have broken records as the museum has been recognised as the most visited museum in the Indian subcontinent. The footfall for a single day on March 20th 2019 was the most ever recorded for a museum in India.

Over 10 million people have visited since its inception 8 years ago.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/virasat-e-khalsa-museum-in-punjab-sets-record-in-footfall/article28916960.ece report on visitor footfall] </ref>

==References==
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==Photographs==

[[File:Virasat-e-Khalsa-Roxy.jpg|1024x552px|frameless|left|Virasat-e-Khalsa ]]

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[[Category:History of Sikhism]]
[[Category:Rupnagar]]
[[Category:Museums in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in India]]
[[Category:Decorative arts museums in India]]
[[Category:Moshe Safdie buildings]]
[[Category:Museums established in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Religious museums in India]]

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