Description of the attraction
The Sangrahalaya Museum, located in Kanpur, one of the oldest industrial cities in Uttar Pradesh, located in the northern part of India, can rightfully be called the historical "book" of this city, in which you can easily "read" its history. It is located on the territory of the central public park Phul Bagh Maidan, in the KEM Hall and occupies a significant part of it.
This building is a beautiful two-story building, painted yellow, typical of British rule India. In the corners there are traditionally small turrets under neat domes. There is a large clock on the central tower of the hall, which makes it look a bit like London's Big Ben. Openwork carved arches on both the first and second floors give the building a fresh and somewhat romantic look.
This museum of local lore is very young, as it was founded only in 1999, but, despite this, its collection of exhibits from the colonial and post-colonial period is quite large. There are collected things that belonged to famous people of the city, which influenced its development, photographs, manuscripts, finds collected during excavations, books. One of the main attractions of Sangrahalaya is the old colonial-era artillery cannon, which stands right at the entrance to the museum.
As the official local history museum of the city of Kanpur, Sangrahalaya is the main source of information about the city of Kanpur, and one of the places where the city's archival and historical documents are kept.
