The Jaipur city is known for its rich culture and heritage, the stunning forts and palaces, colourful festivals, pink walled city and the number of museums of galleries, which have best preserved heritage and art. Other than the popular Albert Hall Central Museum, Jawahar Kala Kendra and Dolls Museum, we have the most recently opened Walk Through War Museum in the city.
This is a D-shaped museum located at Amar Jawan Jyoti, Janpath in Jaipur and has its entrance from both sides of the memorial. It has been built by the Jaipur Development authority JDA at a cost of Rs.12 crores. The museum glorifies the stories of valour of soldiers protecting the country.
The Walk Through War Museum was inaugurated on Thursday, September 1, 2016 in the evening by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Soldiers from the Indian Army and their band performed at the inaugural ceremony. Their intense performances filled the air with patriotic songs and the feeling of nationalism. Ashok Parnami, the State President of BJP, Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, MLA and Cabinet Minister UDH and several ministers, MLA’s and officers from Raje’s Cabinet also graced the ceremony.
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