National Charkha Museum

The National Charkha Museum is a spinning wheel museum located in , . This has been built on the already built garden in .
charkha.ndmc.gov.in
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: spinning wheel museum in Connaught Place, New Delhi, India
  • Also known as: “Charkha Museum”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madame Tussauds Delhi and Jantar Mantar.

Museum
was a and tourist attraction located in Delhi, India. It was the twenty-second location for the , which was set up by French sculptor Marie Tussaud. is situated 100 metres southwest of National Charkha Museum.

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in is an , designed to be used with the naked eye. It is one of five in India. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heavens". is situated 480 metres south of National Charkha Museum.

Commercial area
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is an underground market located between the inner and outer circle of , , . It is named after of Mumbai. is situated 110 metres southeast of National Charkha Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North New Delhi and East Delhi.

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is the commercial enclave of , north of the . It consists of Connaught Place, the city's commercial heart, as well as the Supreme Court, the symbol of India's judiciary.

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, on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River, is one of the victims of the city's urban sprawls over the last decades. Although not particularly attractive for history buffs, is home to the Akshardham, Delhi's largest Hindu temple.

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comprises the backpacker areas of Paharganj and Karol Bagh, as well as the medieval city of Ferozabad and the early British-era Civil Lines.

National Charkha Museum

Latitude
28.6313° or 28° 37′ 53″ north
Longitude
77.21789° or 77° 13′ 4″ east
Operator
New Delhi Municipal Council
Open location code
7JWVJ6J9+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 485053609
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q64798321
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Tamil—“National Charkha Museum” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف شرخه الوطنى”
  • French: “Musée national du Charkha”
  • Hindi: “चरखा संग्रहालय”
  • Hindi: “राष्ट्रीय चरखा संग्रहालय”
  • Marathi: “राष्ट्रीय चरखा संग्रहालय”
  • Oriya: “ଜାତୀୟ ଚରଖା ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ”
  • Tamil: “சர்கா அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய கை இராட்டை அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Tamil: “தேசிய நூற்புச் சக்கர அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Tamil: “நூற்புச் சக்கர அருங்காட்சியகம்”

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