Coronation Park, Park in Delhi, India
Coronation Park is a park on Burari Road near Nirankari Sarovar in northern Delhi. Its focal point is a tall pale grey statue of King George V in long robes with arms folded, standing on a reddish-brown stone pedestal with a stepped base and a dark plaque. Flat reddish stone platforms form a pathway toward the statue, and an obelisk called the Coronation Memorial stands opposite.
Coronation Park hosted three Delhi Durbars: on 1 January 1877, when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India before nearly 70,000 people; on 1 January 1903, for Edward VII's accession, with a tented city and over 100,000 attendees; and on 12 December 1911, when George V, the first reigning British monarch to attend, announced the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi. The 1911 Durbar had a budget of £600,000.
The park is also called Coronation Memorial, after the obelisk facing the statue. The name recalls the three Delhi Durbars held on this ground in 1877, 1903 and 1911, imperial pageants staged for Indian princes and British dignitaries. The 1911 Durbar drew all the princely states, and its events included parades, band practice and polo matches.
The park lies on Burari Road beside Nirankari Sarovar in north Delhi, with the George V statue facing the Coronation Memorial obelisk across flat stone platforms. The grounds are open and largely unshaded, so visit in the cooler morning or evening hours. The site is a stop for those tracing the 1911 Durbar route toward the old Mughal city of Shahjahanabad.
The Coronation Memorial obelisk stands opposite the statue of George V; it marks the 1911 Durbar, when George V laid the foundation stone for New Delhi. The statue itself was moved here in the mid-1960s from a site opposite India Gate in central New Delhi.
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