Peace Pavilion Indian National War Museum, New Delhi Building, Architecture Images
Peace Pavilion, Indian National War Museum, New Delhi
Contemporary Development in India – design by Collaborative Architecture
28 Aug 2019
Peace Pavilion, Indian National War Museum, New Delhi
Architects: Collaborative Architecture
Location: India
Peace Pavilion, Indian National War Museum, New Delhi

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?May the sky be peaceful;

may the atmosphere be peaceful;

may the earth be peaceful;

may eternal peace cometh upon us?
yajurveda
The proposed competition for India’s military and war history defined a program and site with an ambition to contribute as well as pay homage to the larger history of India. The building as well as the content it would house would contribute to knowledge of history of India as well as add a new icon to the existing network of monuments and history within the capital city of Delhi.
War histories are as much about peace as about aggression. The quote from Yajurveda defines this relationship of war and peace. Take forward the idea of peace; we were more interested in understanding the museum as a celebration of efforts towards peace, good governance that especially the Indian Military and armed forces have struggled for. A celebration of the struggles towards all efforts in the direction of human development and civilizational growth. A celebration of Indian military?s democratic and societal credentials, as the st...