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The Garden of Five Senses is a park in
Delhi
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,
India
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. Spread over 20 acres, the park is located in
Saidul Ajaib village, opposite
Saket, near the
Mehrauli heritage area. Designed by Delhi architect, Pradeep Sachdeva, the park was developed by
Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation
Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) is an undertaking of the Government of Delhi, India, that was established in December 1975 for the purpose of promoting tourism and related services in the city of Delhi. It has an ...
,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
at a cost of Rs 10
crore
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, over a period of three years and opened in February 2003. Partly built over a rocky terrain, the garden has various theme areas, including a section on the lines of
Mughal Gardens
Mughal gardens are a type of garden built by the Mughals. This style was influenced by the Persian gardens particularly the Charbagh structure, which is intended to create a representation of an earthly utopia in which humans co-exist in perfe ...
, plus pools of water lilies,
bamboo
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courts,
herb
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gardens and
solar energy
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park.
Overview
Located just off the
Mehrauli-Badarpur Road
Badarpur is a historic town in South East Delhi district in Delhi.
Badarpur is famous for its Badarpur Border bus terminal. It is also serviced by Badarpur Border station of Delhi Metro on Violet Line. The bus terminal and metro station have b ...
, in Said-Ul-Azaib village, close to the
Mehrauli heritage area, The Garden of Five Senses is a park developed by Delhi Tourism Transportation Development Corporation. Inaugurated in February 2003, the garden is designed to stimulate our five senses with its beauty and attractions and give us a chance to touch, smell, hear and see our natural surroundings. The garden serves as one of the prominent cultural venues of the capital, as programmes are organized here round the year. The Garden tourism festival (February), food festivals, different melas,
Dandiya
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festivals and other cultural programs are held here at different times.
Presently, the Garden of Five Senses is managed by Sh. V K Jatav, Chief Manager, DTTDC.
In August 2005, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Limited (DTTDC) signed an agreement with ITE India Pvt Ltd for operating 31 commercial food and craft outlets for 10 years at the Garden of Five Senses, as a result the park also has several restaurants, and liquor serving bars.
Every year, the Delhi Government also organises Garden Tourism Festival at the Garden of Five Senses.
Replica of the Mexican Mayan Labná Arc
As the relations between India and Mexico are warming up, India has recently unveiled a replica of the
Labná Arch at Garden of Five Senses in New Delhi as a goodwill gesture. The arch was built by the millenary culture of the
Mayans located in
Yucatán,
México and built in the
Late and Terminal Classic era. A date corresponding to AD 862 is inscribed in the palace.
The Labná Arch in the Garden of the Five Senses in New Delhi was inaugurated on 16 September 2013 by the Mayoress of
New Delhi
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, Madame Sheila Dikshit and the Mexican
Ambassador
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Jaime Nualart. The replica constructed by
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, was made with stone from
Rajasthan
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, similar to the stone found in the Puuc region of Yucatán, and worked by expert Indian stonecutters. The project was initiated by Julio Faesler-Carlisle, Mexican Ambassador to India (2001-2004)and entirely funded by private enterprises, three Indian and three Mexican. The Arch will serve as a venue for cultural events.
Gallery
Image:Elephants.JPG, Elephants
File:Kids Class- A sculpture.jpg, Children praying
File:Fountain Tree.jpg, Bell tree
Image:Delhi_Tourism.JPG, A Delhi Tourism information booth
References
Garden of Five Sensesat Vigyan Prasar, Govt. of India
External links
Garden of Five Senses{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527144853/http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/garden_of_five_senses.jsp , date=27 May 2013 at
Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation
Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) is an undertaking of the Government of Delhi, India, that was established in December 1975 for the purpose of promoting tourism and related services in the city of Delhi. It has an ...
Mehrauli
Parks in Delhi
2003 establishments in Delhi