Birla House, New Delhi

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Birla House in New Delhi is a historic residence-turned-memorial most widely known as the site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
memorial
museum
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Birla Bhavan
Gandhi Smriti
architecturalStyle bungalow-style residence
associatedWith Indian independence movement
Mahatma Gandhi’s final prayer meetings
non-violence movement
category Historic sites in India
Houses in New Delhi
Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi
Museums in Delhi
cityDistrict Lutyens' Delhi
dateOfSignificantEvent 30 January 1948
formerOwner Birla family
Ghanshyam Das Birla
hasExhibition multimedia displays on Gandhi’s life
permanent exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi
hasFeature eternal flame memorial
martyrdom spot of Mahatma Gandhi
museum on life of Mahatma Gandhi
photographs and personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi
preserved last steps of Mahatma Gandhi
hasGarden yes
hasMemorialTo Mahatma Gandhi
heritageStatus protected site
inceptionAsMemorial 1970s
locatedIn Delhi
New Delhi
locatedInCountry India
namedAfter Mahatma Gandhi
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Government of India
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
significantEvent Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
streetAddress 5, Tees January Marg
subjectOf heritage tourism in Delhi
timePeriodOfUseAsResidenceByGandhi 1947–1948
touristAttraction yes
use national memorial
public museum
residence of Mahatma Gandhi during his last days

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