Excellent news that ‘Statue of Unity finds spot in Time Magazin’s 100 greatest places 2019 list: PM

August 28, 2019
Excellent news that ‘Statue of Unity finds spot in Time Magazin’s 100 greatest places 2019 list: PM

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took note of Statue of Unity’s mention in Time magazine’s 100 greatest places of year 2019 list.

The PM tweeted:

Excellent news vis-à-vis the ‘Statue of Unity’- it finds a spot in the @TIME 100 greatest places 2019 list.

And, a few days back, a record 34,000 people visited the site in a single day.

Glad that it is emerging as a popular tourist spot!

The Time magazine while mentioning the Statue of Unity in the list said: The world’s tallest statue, which was unveiled last fall, stands at 597 ft. on an island in the Narmada River. It towers over the Sardar Sarovar Dam in the western Indian state of Gujarat, offering visitors the chance to see views of nearby mountain ranges from its chest. The tourist attraction pays homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who became India’s first Deputy Prime Minister in 1947. Although Patel is touted as a symbol of national unity, he has more recently been claimed as an icon of right-wing Hindu nationalists—meaning that to some critics, the record-breaking statue is a monument to the country’s political divisions, as well as to Patel. —Abhishyant Kidangoor

https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2019/5654136/statue-of-unity-gujarat-india/

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