Telangana CM KCR unveils 125-ft-tall Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad

Category : State Published on: April 17 2023

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday unveiled the 125-ft tall bronze statue of BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad, to mark the 132nd birth anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution.
The statue in Hyderabad is India's tallest statue of Ambedkar.
The statue stands next to the State Secretariat on the banks of Hyderabad's famous Hussain Sagar Lake.
The iconic structure of Ambedkar, which will set another landmark for the state, is claimed to be the tallest statue in the country ever built for the ‘architect of Indian Constitution’ – with an overall height of 175-ft, including a 50-ft-high circular base resembling the edifice of Parliament of India.
The overall cost of the project was estimated at ₹146.50 crore.