Matter of Pride! 108 ft statue of Kempegowda in Bengaluru finds place in 'World Book of Records
The statue weighing 220 tonnes has been installed at the Kempegowda International Airport here. It has a sword weighing 4 tonnes.
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Bengaluru, November 10: It is indeed a matter of pride for India as well as Karnataka as the 108 feet statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda has gained a place in the World Book of Records for becoming the "first and tallest bronze statue of a founder of a city".
it should be noted that the Prime Minister is going to unveil the statue on Friday. Called the "Statue of Prosperity," it has been built to commemorate the contribution of Kempegowda, the founder of the city, towards the growth of Bengaluru.
The statue weighing 220 tonnes has been installed at the Kempegowda International Airport here. It has a sword weighing 4 tonnes.
The projects, besides the statue, have a heritage theme park in an area covering 23 acres dedicated to the 16th-century chieftain, together costing about Rs 84 crore to the government.
Kempegowda, a feudatory ruler under the erstwhile Vijayanagara Empire founded Bengaluru in 1537. He is revered, especially by the Vokkaliga community that is dominant in Old Mysuru and other parts of southern Karnataka.
Renowned sculptor and Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Vanji Sutar have designed the statue. Sutar built the 'Statue of Unity in Gujarat and the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha.
As a precursor to the unveiling, 'Mruthike' (sacred mud) was collected from over 22,000 locations across the state, which was mixed symbolically with the mud beneath one of the four towers of the statue today. Twenty-one special vehicles collected the sacred mud, including villages, towns, and cities during the last two weeks.