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'''Madan Mohan Malaviya Park''' ''formerly known as'' '''Minto Park''', is a park in [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]], [[India]].<ref> | '''Madan Mohan Malaviya Park''' ''formerly known as'' '''Minto Park''', is a park in [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130726103345/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM11/It-s-time-for-beautification-of-Khusrobagh-and-Minto-Park/Article1-101394.aspx|title = It?s time for beautification of Khusrobagh and Minto Park - Hindustan…}}</ref> It is located in the southern part of the city along the banks of [[Yamuna river]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130726103308/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Fake-stamp-paper-racket-busted-in-Allahabad-4-held/Article1-279636.aspx|title=Fake stamp paper racket busted in Allahabad; 4 held - Hindustan Times}}</ref> The park is a historical site for in 1858 [[Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning|Earl Canning]] read out the declaration of [[Queen Victoria#Empress|Queen Victoria's Proclamation]] which resulted in the complete transfer of control over [[India]] from The [[East India Company]] to the [[government of Britain]]. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the event [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto|Earl of Minto]] installed a proclamation pillar in 1908. The marble pillar was topped with busts of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. In 1910 the park was named as Minto Park.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lal |first1=Akshat |title=British Legacy in Allahabad |url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/amazing-india/the-british-legacy-in-allahabad/ |access-date=16 May 2021 |agency=Live History India |date=15 September 2019}}</ref> After independence the marble busts atop the pillar were replaced by the Ashokan Lion Capital and park renamed as Madan Mohan Malaviya Park. | ||
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Madan Mohan Malaviya Park formerly known as Minto Park, is a park in Prayagraj, India.[1] It is located in the southern part of the city along the banks of Yamuna river.[2] The park is a historical site for in 1858 Earl Canning read out the declaration of Queen Victoria's Proclamation which resulted in the complete transfer of control over India from The East India Company to the government of Britain. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the event Earl of Minto installed a proclamation pillar in 1908. The marble pillar was topped with busts of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. In 1910 the park was named as Minto Park.[3] After independence the marble busts atop the pillar were replaced by the Ashokan Lion Capital and park renamed as Madan Mohan Malaviya Park.
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- ↑ "It?s time for beautification of Khusrobagh and Minto Park - Hindustan…".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Fake stamp paper racket busted in Allahabad; 4 held - Hindustan Times".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Lal, Akshat (15 September 2019). "British Legacy in Allahabad". Live History India. Retrieved 16 May 2021.