Virasat-e-Khalsa
Sign in to saveVirasat-e-Khalsa is a museum of Sikhism, located in the town of Anandpur Sahib, and is close to the Takht Kesgarh Sahib, located in the state of Punjab, India. The museum celebrates 500 years of Sikh history and the 300th anniversary of the birth of Khalsa, based on the scriptures written by the tenth and last of Sikhism's gurus, Guru Gobind Singh. Tourists and pilgrims visit.
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- Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India
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- Moshe Safdie
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- Government of Punjab
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- http://virasat-e-khalsa.net/
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Virasat-e-Khalsa is a museum of Sikhism, located in the town of Anandpur Sahib, and is close to the Takht Kesgarh Sahib, located in the state of Punjab, India. The museum celebrates 500 years of Sikh history and the 300th anniversary of the birth of Khalsa, based on the scriptures written by the tenth and last of Sikhism's gurus, Guru Gobind Singh. Tourists and pilgrims visit.
==Structure== The buildings are constructed of poured-in-place concrete; some beams and columns remain exposed, though a great deal of the structures will be clad in a local honey-colored stone. The rooftops are stainless steel-clad and exhibit a double curvature: they gather and reflect the sky while a series of dams in the ravine create pools that reflect the entire complex at night. The smaller western complex includes an entrance plaza, an auditorium with 400 seating-capacity, two-story research and reference library, and changing exhibition galleries.