Leh’s ‘Hall of Fame’ in Asia’s top 25 museums

TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/26/2017 10:57:16 PM Front Page

JAMMU: Leh’s ‘Hall of Fame’ is among the five Indian museums which have been rated among 25 best of Asia.
Five Indian museums have made to the top 25 Asia list of Travellers' Choice by TripAdvisor, displaying artefacts and collections that date back to centuries.
Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata (West Bengal) has been ranked nine in the Asia list of Travellers' Choice by TripAdvisor. City Palace of Jaipur (Rajasthan) was at 15th position, while Bagore Ki Haveli, Udaipur (Rajasthan) was at 18th, Yodhasthal, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) was ranked 20th and Hall Of Fame, Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) secured 21st position.
The Hall of Fame, located near the Leh Airfiled, is a museum constructed as well as maintained by the Indian Army in the memory of the soldiers who had lost their lives during the Indo-Pak wars. It is also termed as a memorial for the war heros. This building consists of two floors. While on the ground floor, there is information about the brave soldiers as and a souvenir shop but on the first floor, there are artifacts of various wars (mainly Kargil war) such as the weapons used during the war and some important documents, related to the same. There is another section dedicated to the Siachen glacier.
"Museums, with their artefacts and collections that date back centuries help tell stories, which provide the opportunity for us to look back at history and culture.
"Sometimes, museums also help us reflect and understand recent events too," TripAdvisor India Country Manager Nikhil Ganju said.
The award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account the reviews and ratings for museums worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period.
War Remnants Museum in Vietnam was ranked number one in the Asia top 25 list followed by the Museum of Qin Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses in China, Tuosleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Forbidden City - The City Palace - China and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan.
The New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art named number one in the Travellers' Choice awards for Museums in the World, securing the position for the third year in a row.
The National WWII Museum in the US secured the second place in the top 25 list followed by Musee d'Orsay in France, Art Institute of Chicago in the US and the State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace in Russia.


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