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Freedom Park is located in the
Image:Sculptures_at_Freedom_Park.jpeg, Sculptures of Freedom Fighters
Image:Feedom_Park.jpg, Central Tower, Freedom Park
Image:Sculpture_of_Soldier.jpeg, Sculpture of Soldier
Freedom Park is located in the Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of the city of Bengaluru
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
, Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
, India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. It was formerly the Central Jail.
It was opened to the public in November 2008. A part of it has been allotted for protests.
When a state of emergency was proclaimed in India in 1975, several opposition leaders including Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 ...
and L.K. Advani were arrested and jailed at this venue.
It also hosted the India Against Corruption (IAC) supported Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare (; born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. He was awarded the Padma Bhu ...
indefinite fast for governmental action in the enactment of the Lok Pal bill.
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See also
*Freedom Park
In the Philippines, a freedom park is a centrally located public space where political gatherings, rallies and demonstrations may be held without the need of prior permission from government authorities. Similar to free speech zones in the United ...
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Parks in Bengaluru Defunct prisons in India 2008 establishments in Karnataka Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in India {{karnataka-stub