Varanasi

gallery

At Shree Kashi Vishwanath

Corridor, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,
India
 INTRODUCTION
• Kashi Vishvanath Mandir is one of the most
famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord
Shiva. It is located in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh, India. The temple stands on the
western bank of the holy river Ganga, and
is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest
of Shiva temples. The main deity is known
by the name Vishvanatha or Vishveshvara
meaning Ruler of The Universe. Varanasi
city is also called Kashi, and hence the
temple is popularly called Kashi Vishvanath
Mandir. Manikarnika Ghat is one of the
holiest among the sacred riverfronts
(ghats), alongside river Ganga. It is
believed that a dead human's soul finds
salvation (moksha), when cremated here.
Thus, scores of elderly people across the
whole country seek to walk up to its edges,
and spend their last days absorbing the
charisma of the ghat - which makes even
death painless and insignificant to be
pondered upon.
• There are also some interesting museums within the city of
Varanasi, displaying all kinds of artefacts from bygone days,
often of a religious nature. Just a matter of minutes from
Varanasi, the Sarnath Archaeological Museum is likely to be of
interest, as are the exhibits relating to the Maharajas of Banaras
within the city's famous Ramnagar Fort.
• This Museum cares and conserves a collection of artifacts, old
ancient temples at site, architectural important building and
other objects of artistic, cultural, historical importance of the
city.
 FEASIBILITY OF PROJECT
• The museum is situated in Shree Kashi Vishwanath corridor.
• Shree Vishwanath Temple corridor, is proposed in the Old City
is located at the heart of Varanasi, between Dashashwamedh
Ghat and Godauliya to the south and west and Manikarnika
Ghat on the river to the north.
• The Kashi Vishwanath temple receives around 3000 visitors
every day. On certain occasions, the number reach 1000000
and more.
•Once the project
completed, the corridor will
ease the congestion and
provide the pilgrims and
travellers other amenities
such as wider and cleaner
road.
 REQUIREMENT/AMENITIES
Typical schedule accomodation:
This includes exhibition rooms, auditorium, multiple-use event spaces
library, shop, workshops, conservation areas, offices, cafeteria, etc.
High quality lecture spaces and seminar rooms:
Extra income as conference suites.
Shop:
Should be accessible without having to enter the museum gallery.
At the same time, it should not be to dominant; shoppers have to
be reminded where the shop is.

Special temporary exhibitions:

These are important in attracting visitors to museums, which therefore
need to provide good facilities for such events. Particular need for
workshop access with clear wide access to the gallery, and also for
deliveries, from the strret, of construction materials and loaned objects
in large crates.
Resources centre:
In main gallery space or store area, where researchers can handle and
examine objects under controlled environmental condition and approved
supervision.
• Entrance:
• This can be accessible and democratic or ceremonial and
imposing. An entrance at ground level is welcoming.
• Visitor orientation:
• The visitors need a clear idea of the layout of the
exhibition rooms.
A central atrium:
Interconnecting all rooms with a central atrium
enables visitors to orient themselves and choose the
rooms they wish to visit.

•Access for people with disabilities:

•A separate route for wheelchair.
•Ramp for changing the level.
•Lift device, stair lift and a platform stair.
•WCs for disabled users at all level.

Staff needs access is required for staff with disabilities to all

offices and stores, with accessible toilet facilities on the
office level. This would open up this areas to disabled
students, researches and colleagues from elsewhere
wishing to study items in store.
 NEED OF THE PROJECT
• Planning and development and implementation of
heritage-sensitive infrastructure.
• Service providing and infrastructure provisioning in the
core area of the historic city.
• Preserve and revitalise heritage where, tourists can
connect directly with the city’s unique character.
• Developing and documenting heritage asset inventory
of cities – natural, cultural, living and built heritage as a
basis for heritage growth, local handicraft and
architecture.
• Local capacity enhancement for the inclusive heritage-
based industry.
 LOCATION

Shree Kashi Vishwanath

Temple Corridor
proposed site, Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh, India.
Geographic coordinates:
25°18′38.79″N
83°0′38.21″E
 SITE SELECTION
• The site is located in Shree Kashi
Vishwanath Temple Corridor.
• Site is facing a 50 feet wide corridor
which directly connect Ganga’s
Manikarnika as well as the Lalita
Ghat to the Kashi Vishwanath
Jyotirlinga Temple.
• Devotees and travellers will witness
a newly built museum as well as an
auditorium depicting Varanasi’s
ancient history and culture
• Site area: 17000 sq. mt.
 OBJECTIVE
• This 700-meter corridor that can potentially accommodate 3,000 devotees
at a time, is apparently being built to enhance “comfort levels” of the
devotees. It will connect the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir to the Ganga (near
the Lalitha ghat), the idea being that devotees can take a holy dip in the
Ganga and come directly to have darshan of Kashi Viswanath.
•The gallery would showcase the sites,
history, and culture of Kashi along with
information on the important places in
and around Kashi.
•Museums serves detail about the
breaking down of old structures
including possibly heritage structures,
shrines and murtis and save them.
•Museum would play an important role
to host to several high profile tourist,
local tourists and foreigner tourists.
 FUTURE ASPECTS
Pilgrims will get direct access to KVT from Manikarnika Ghat, Jalasen and
Lalita Ghats through this corridor.

Economic growth.

Develop infrastructure.

Increase tourists.

Entry of VIP vehicles, physically chalenged persons will become possible

through chhattadwar point.

46 ancient temples, library and buildings of architecture importance to

be preserved in corridor which provide deep knowledge about the Holy
city.
 POSSIBILITIES
Schools

After school
Groups
and community

Visitors in Families
museum

Elderly
Tourists
Young adults

• Preserve ancient temples and artifacts.-

• New inclusive public spaces, new infrastructure, new
facility provide to tourists and locals in the core of city.
 Case study
national gallery of modern art,
new Delhi
literature study
bharat bhawan,
Bhopal
Site analysis
Varanasi, uttar pradesh
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