Figure 4-7 Yudhpath and Gallery layoutYudhpath and Gallery layout

Figure 4-4 Master Planning

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Circle of Protection: On arrival, one begins their journey at the Circle of Protection. Enveloped by 690 trees, the memorial area is relatively calmer, and protected from the outside. “It personifies the territorial line of control,” write the architects, “The soldiers who are still there trying to safeguard us in places unseen. The ordered arrangement of the trees reflects the disciplined life led by them.”

Path of war (“Yudhpath”) : The circles represent a nexus to the intersection formed by the Rajpath with the Yudhpath (life of a soldier). On either side, the landscape extends and the edges expand into these subterranean pathways – Path of War. Of this, the architects write, that they ‘were designed as preparation space which displays a brief history of Indian Defense force. The upward ramp from the gallery shows the pinnacle of the obelisk – the destination. On climbing up there is a sudden opening up of the entire spread of the memorial which is a parallel drawn to the war moment.’ These pathways were connecting the site of the War Museum and the lawns.

Figure 4-7 Yudhpath and Gallery layoutYudhpath and Gallery layout

Figure 4-7 Yudhpath and Gallery layoutYudhpath and Gallery layout

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Figure 4-3 Conceptual Approach

Figure 4-13 Nationional War Memorial at night enhancing the creative lighting strategy

Figure 4-30 Context and design of central obelisk

Figure 4-26 Establishing connection between the people and loved ones lost

Figure 4-29 Intersection of ‘Path of Life’ and ‘Path of War’

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Figure 4-14 The visitors are able to connect to the memories of their loved ones through architecture

Figure 4-12 War history “Set in Stone” in the Veer Chakra

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