page_title: Shiv Smarak
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Shiv Smarak / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: मराठी: छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांचे हे चित्र लंडन इथल्या ब्रिटीश संग्रहालयातील आहे. Object types-painting Title (series)-Portraits of Indian Princes Materials-paper (all objects) Techniques-painted Production place-Made in Deccan ((Asia,India,Deccan) Place (findspot)-Found/Acquired Golconda (all objects) (Asia,South Asia,India,Deccan,Andhra Pradesh,Hyderabad District (India),Golconda) Period/Culture-Mughal dynasty
context_page_description: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Smarak or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial is a monument under construction dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th century Indian warrior king and founder of the Maratha Empire. The statue will be located in Arabian Sea, near the coast of Mumbai, Maharashtra.
context_section_description: The statue will be located facing Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty beach, 1.5 km away on a manmade island of rocks. The statue will be 126 meters (413 ft) in height, placed on top of a 84 m (276 ft) pedestal, making the total height of the monument 212 m (696 ft). Statue was initially planned for 192 metres, however was increased to 212 metres as the state government wanted to keep the statue as the tallest competing against an upcoming statue Spring Temple Buddha in China. The project area is planned to be spread over 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft). It is expected to be completed in 2021. Initially the total cost of the project was estimated to be about ₹3,826 crore (US$540 million), but cost-reduction measures have resulted in a contract worth 2500 crores.
  The completed vision of the project will include visitor centre buildings, a memorial garden, a library, food court, and convention centre with room for approximately 10,000 people. The memorial will also have a museum, exhibition gallery, amphitheater, helipad, and hospital. The memorial will showcase replicas of Shivaji's forts.
caption: The memorial will be dedicated to Shivaji
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