G20 park with monument replicas soon in Karol Bagh
Hindustan Times|August 28, 2023
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to set up a heritage park in Karol Bagh in central Delhi that will feature replicas of monuments selected from the countries that comprise the G20 grouping, said officials aware of the matter
Paras Singh
G20 park with monument replicas soon in Karol Bagh

Officials said that the project is part of an attempt to commemorate the G20 Summit, which Delhi will host in the second week of September, and is expected to be completed by March next year. The planned theme park's project report, a copy of which HT has seen, said the park will be spread over a nine-acre plot in Ajmal Khan Park in Karol Bagh.

A senior MCD official said the monuments will showcase the heritage of the G20 countries.

The 20 monuments selected include Kofuku-ji from Japan, Elephanta Caves from India, the Great Wall of China, Sansa Buddhist Mountain from Korea, the Palace of St Petersburg in Russia, Saad bin Saud Palace from Saudi Arabia, the Library of Celsus from Turkey, and the Voortrekker Monument from South Africa.

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