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Description
Alfred Park is the biggest public park in Allahabad, with an area of 133 acres. It is also called Chandrashekhar Azad Park, in honor of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad, who sacrificed his life here, during the Indian independence struggle in 1931.

It is a big park and it has some sites of very important heritage, such as Victoria Memorial, a large canopy made of Italian limestone, dedicated to Queen Victoria, who adopted the additional title of Empress of India, among others, and it is the monument that prevails in our film.

We also see an old cannon, various corners of the park, local people in typical Indian costumes and a street vendor.

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Holder
Bonar, Andrew Graham

Quality
HD (1440x1080)

Sound
Yes

Color
Yes

Duration (seconds)
35

Format
Super 8mm

Creator's description


And this is Alfred Park, with its old canons and its pathetic empty bandstand. If you listen carefully you may just hear faint echoes of the band music.
Once Queen Victoria’s capacious posterior graced this monument, but now the jungle is beginning to reclaim it.
Bonar, Andrew Graham