Gandhi Museum

Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and death place of Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India
  • Also known as: “Birla Bhavan”, “Birla House”, “Darshan Samiti”, and “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Address: 5 Tees January Road, New Delhi, 110011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include India Gate and Tomb of Safdar Jang.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi. It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in , , Mesopotamia, Persia, , and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. is situated 2 km northeast of Gandhi Museum.

Park
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The is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in , . It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung. is situated 1½ km south of Gandhi Museum.

Park
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is a city park situated in . Spread over 90 acres, it contains Muhammad Shah's tomb, the , the Shisha Gumbad and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Safdarjung and Raisina Hill.

Neighborhood
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area consists of mainly two localities in South Delhi, namely Enclave and Development Area. There are several districts in located south of the 's Tomb.

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of , housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the , housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in , . It is in walking distance to Khan Market. The name is inspired by the Delhi Golf Course nearby. It is close to a similar neighbourhood called Jorbagh and is a quiet residential area.

Gandhi Museum

Latitude
28.60186° or 28° 36′ 7″ north
Longitude
77.21436° or 77° 12′ 52″ east
Elevation
221 metres (725 feet)
Open location code
7JWVJ627+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 168873339
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6619412
Wiki­data ID
Q1381516
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Gandhi Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գանդի Սմրիթի”
  • Assamese: “গান্ধী স্মৃতি”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qandi Smriti”
  • Bengali: “গান্ধী স্মৃতি”
  • Bengali: “বিড়লা ভবন”
  • Bengali: “বিড়লা হাউস”
  • Catalan: “Birla House”
  • Catalan: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Chinese: “甘地紀念館”
  • Chinese: “甘地纪念馆”
  • Czech: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Dutch: “Huis Birla”
  • French: “Birla Bhavan”
  • French: “Birla House”
  • French: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Galician: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • German: “Birla Bhavan”
  • German: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Greek: “Γκάντι Σμρίτι”
  • Gujarati: “ગાંધી સ્મૃતિ”
  • Hebrew: “גנדי סמריטי”
  • Hindi: “गाँधी स्मृति”
  • Hindi: “गांधी स्मृति”
  • Hindi: “बिरला भवन”
  • Irish: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Italian: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Japanese: “ガンディー・スムリティ博物館”
  • Japanese: “ガンディー記念博物館”
  • Kannada: “ಗಾಂಧಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಿ”
  • Malayalam: “ബിർള ഭവൻ”
  • Marathi: “गांधी स्मृती”
  • Marathi: “बिर्ला भवन”
  • Marathi: “बिर्ला हाऊस”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gandhi Smriti”
  • Oriya: “ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ସ୍ମୃତି”
  • Oriya: “ବିରଳା ଭବନ”
  • Oriya: “ବିର୍ଲା ଭବନ”
  • Oriya: “ବିର୍ଲା ହାଉସ”
  • Panjabi: “ਗਾਂਧੀ ਸਮ੍ਰਿਤੀ”
  • Panjabi: “ਬਿਰਲਾ ਹਾਊਸ”
  • Russian: “Бирла Бхаван”
  • Russian: “Ганди Смрити”
  • Russian: “Ганди-Смрити”
  • Russian: “Дом Бирла”
  • Sanskrit: “गांधीस्मृती”
  • Slovenian: “Birla Bhavan”
  • Spanish: “Birla House”
  • Spanish: “Casa Birla”
  • Swedish: “Birla House”
  • Tamil: “காந்தி சமிதி”
  • Telugu: “గాంధీ స్మృతి”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґанді Смріті”
  • Urdu: “گاندھی سمرتی”
  • Western Armenian: “Կանտի Սմրիթի”

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