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    The document discusses the city of Bhubaneswar, India. It provides background on Bhubaneswar, noting that it is the capital of Orissa and was originally called "Tribhubaneshwar," meaning "Lord of the three worlds." The city is often referred to as a "Temple City" due to its many Hindu temples representing the Kalinga architecture. Statistics are given on Bhubaneswar's area, population, location, and transportation connections. The document outlines the city's development, from initially being confined to the temple town, to expanding southeast of the railway line and gaining road connections to Cuttack. A history of the city structure is given, from the original Temple Town up until

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    The document discusses the city of Bhubaneswar, India. It provides background on Bhubaneswar, noting that it is the capital of Orissa and was originally called "Tribhubaneshwar," meaning "Lord of the three worlds." The city is often referred to as a "Temple City" due to its many Hindu temples representing the Kalinga architecture. Statistics are given on Bhubaneswar's area, population, location, and transportation connections. The document outlines the city's development, from initially being confined to the temple town, to expanding southeast of the railway line and gaining road connections to Cuttack. A history of the city structure is given, from the original Temple Town up until

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    STUDY OF

    BHUBANESHWAR
     INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY-

    • Bhubaneshwar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa.

    • Bhubaneshwar, derive from Tribhubaneshwar, which means "Lord of the three world (Tribhuvan)", which refers to Shiva.

    • With many Hindu temples, which span the entire spectra Kalinga architecture, it is often referred to as a 'Temple city India’.
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     SALIENT FEATURES OF
    BHUBANESHWAR-
    City Bhubaneshwar
    DISTRICT Khorda
    AREA 148.10 sq. km. (Municipal Area)
    393.57 sq. km. (Development Area)
    837,737
    POPULATION
    GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
    Longitude 85° 44' TO 85° 55' E
    Latitude 20° 12' TO 20° 25' N
    Benchmark 45 M. above the mean sea level
    CONNECTIVITY AIR: City has modern airport with regular flights to New Delhi, Mumbai,
    Kolkata, Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad and Raip1 ROAD: City is well
    connected by a road network with the urban centres of the state and
    neighboring state.
    RAIL: City is well connected by a rail network and the Bhubaneshwar
    INDIA
    ORISSA
     THE CITY STRUCTURE-

    • Bhubaneswar was confined to the temple town.

    • It was developed to south-east of the railway line, before planning and development initiative took place for the capital city .

    • Railway link to the town was through the Bhubaneswar Station Re the station being connected to the temple town through
    minor r which was upgraded to the status of National Highway.

    • The road link from Cuttack was through Old Jagannath Road wt. Led to the temple area through the present Tankapani Road.

     STAGES AFFECTED THE STRUCTURE OF THE CITY-

    a) The Temple Town (Up to 1948)

    b) The ''New Capital'' {1948 -56)

    c) Growth of Institutions {1956 -76)


    1. THE TEMPLE TOWN (UPTO 1948)-

    • The old temple town had been the seat of a continuous cult of about 2,500 years.

    • It covers an area of 510 ha and comprises of 4 villages knar Kapil prasad, Bhubaneswar, Gautam Nagar and
    Rajarani.

    • The old city is featured by conglomeration of temp monuments, mandaps, heritage ponds etc.

    2. THE NEW CAPITAL (1948-56)-

    • On 13th April 1948, Bhubaneswar got back its status when foundation stone of the present capital township was
    laid by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

    • Bhubaneswar was born as the new capital of Orissa in close proxy of the old temple town, the Master Plan for the new
    township · prepared by the famous architect Dr. Otto. H. Konigsberg in 1 on the basis of the concept of neighborhood
    unit planning.

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