Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in London. It features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west and it contains ten statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.
As well as being one of London's main tourist attractions, it is also the place where manydemonstrations and protests have been held. The square is overlooked by various official buildings: legislature to the east (in the Houses of Parliament), executive offices to the north (on Whitehall), the judiciary to the west (the Supreme Court), and the church to the south (withWestminster Abbey).
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A statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be erected outside the Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square in London.
The chancellor, George Osborne, and the foreign secretary, William Hague, announced the plans in New Delhi at Gandhi Smriti, a memorial on the site of his assassination.
The tribute to the civil rights leader, who studied in London, will be a mark of his continuing legacy inspiring non-violent movements around the world, they said.
Osborne said: "As the father of the largest democracy in the world, it's time for Gandhi to take his place in front of the mother of parliaments. He is a figure of inspiration, not just in Britain and India, but around the world. New Indian prime minister Modi invoked his memory in his inaugural speech to parliament.
"I hope this new memorial will be a lasting and fitting tribute to his memory in Britain, and a permanent monument to our friendship with India."
The statue will stand alongside monuments to other statesmen in the square, including Nelson Mandela, Sir Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.
The government hopes it will be erected next year, funded by charitable donations and sponsors, with leading sculptor Philip Jackson, renowned for statues of the Queen Mother and Bomber Command, approached to take on the project.
William Hague meets Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in Delhi. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/ReutersHague said: "Gandhi's view of communal peace and resistance to division, his desire to drive India forward and his commitment to non-violence left a legacy that is as relevant today as it was during his life.
"He remains a towering inspiration and a source of strength. We will honour him with a statue alongside those of other great leaders in Parliament Square."
The statue will become a focal point for commemorations next summer on the 100th anniversary of Gandhi's return to India from South Africa to start the struggle for self-rule, the government said.
The UK culture secretary. Sajid Javid, who is leading an advisory group to support the project, said: "My parents were born in British India with first-hand experience of partition. The effect it had on millions of people contributed to my decision to take up public service.
"Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's reverence and greatness, a man who fought equally for everyone, in the form of a statue in Parliament Square is a fitting tribute. No matter what your background, history or religion, this statue will allow people from around the world to look upon him and appreciate his endeavour and successes for humanity."
Gandhi Statue in Front of British Parliament
All India | Agencies | Updated: July 08, 2014 12:14 IST
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Mahatma Gandhi's statue will stand near the statue of his one-time nemesis, British wartime Prime Minister Winston ChurchillLondon: Mahatma Gandhi, who was at the forefront of efforts to end British rule in India and was repeatedly imprisoned, is to be honoured outside Britain's parliament, British finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday.
Osborne, on a trip to New Delhi to meet the new government of Narendra Modi, wrote on Twitter that Britain would "honour his memory with statue in front of mother of parliaments" in Parliament Square.
This would mean India's "father of the nation" will stand near his one-time nemesis, British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who once said he hoped Gandhi would die from fasting and famously derided him as a "half-naked fakir."
Parliament Square is opposite the Palace of Westminster which houses the British legislature, and is filled with statues of statesmen and other historical figures.
As well as the imposing figure of Churchill, the square includes a statue to honour another of Gandhi's adversaries, Jan Smuts, a prime minister of South Africa in the early 20th century who favoured segregation.
Gandhi first began campaigning for the rights of downtrodden Indians while working as a lawyer in South Africa, where he was jailed by Smuts's government.
Osborne as well as Foreign Secretary William Hague will meet Modi later on Tuesday as part of efforts to push for trade and access for British companies to the Indian market.
All India | Agencies | Updated: July 08, 2014 12:14 IST
AFP
Mahatma Gandhi's statue will stand near the statue of his one-time nemesis, British wartime Prime Minister Winston ChurchillLondon: Mahatma Gandhi, who was at the forefront of efforts to end British rule in India and was repeatedly imprisoned, is to be honoured outside Britain's parliament, British finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday.
Osborne, on a trip to New Delhi to meet the new government of Narendra Modi, wrote on Twitter that Britain would "honour his memory with statue in front of mother of parliaments" in Parliament Square.
This would mean India's "father of the nation" will stand near his one-time nemesis, British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who once said he hoped Gandhi would die from fasting and famously derided him as a "half-naked fakir."
Parliament Square is opposite the Palace of Westminster which houses the British legislature, and is filled with statues of statesmen and other historical figures.
As well as the imposing figure of Churchill, the square includes a statue to honour another of Gandhi's adversaries, Jan Smuts, a prime minister of South Africa in the early 20th century who favoured segregation.
Gandhi first began campaigning for the rights of downtrodden Indians while working as a lawyer in South Africa, where he was jailed by Smuts's government.
Osborne as well as Foreign Secretary William Hague will meet Modi later on Tuesday as part of efforts to push for trade and access for British companies to the Indian market.
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