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Public Library (Allahabad)
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tourism to Allahabad city, whether you are looking for a Tourist
Destination in Uttar Pradesh, Culture of Allahabad. Tourism of Allahabad
in vacations has grown by leaps and bounds with a great arrival of
tourists from throughout the world who have been charmingly attractive
to the travelers. Allahabad is the beautiful religious place of Uttar
Pradesh. It is the major city of Uttar Pradesh. Allahabad is situated
around a beautiful River Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.
It is the most charming tourist destinations of India. Allahabad is also
known as Prayag. The most holy spot in Allahabad is Triveni
Sangam. Prayag is the confluence of three of the holiest
rivers of the Hindu mythology, the holy Ganga, Yamuna and
the mythical Saraswati. Allahabad is the largest cities in Uttar
Pradesh. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Brahma also referred to it
as `Tirth Raj' or the `king of all pilgrimage centers'.
Allahabad Public Library situated at Alfred Park.
Allahabad Public Library was opened as a memorial to the friendship of
Lord Thornhill, the Commissioner of Allahabad and Mr, Mayne,
the Collector. It is also called the 'Thornhill and Mayne
Memorial'. It was designed by R. Roskell Bayne. The Public
Library is an outstanding model of Gothic style of structural design. In
1879, the Public library was shifted to the present premises at Alfred
Park. It has about 75,000 books, besides a treasure trove of manuscripts
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