Bangalore's historical prison gets a makeover
Once a symbol of colonial rule, the erstwhile Bangalore central jail, today stands as a loud proclamation for freedom, thanks to a magnificent make-over that has transformed this 22-acres of prison premise into a multi-use urban green land called the Freedom Park.
Developed with a budget of Rs 17.35 crore by the city corporation, the erstwhile jail which otherwise was covered with overgrown wild foliage and displayed chipped paint and spittooned walls, soot-covered kitchens, uneven gravelled pathway, has now been virtually transformed into a park that has a story to tell.
The architects of the park--Soumitro Ghosh and Nisha Mathew Ghosh--have ensured that the story is told in a manner that engages its visitors--through areas reserved for museum where vignettes from history can be gleaned, through photographs that speak about the days gone by and a walk-through the solitary cells for that bite of reality.
Like a scene out of film, a visitor can now walk through those famous gates of a central prison, but only that this is no reel life but real life experience as the low barred gates open and close allowing a visitor in, if he bends low enough.
The park has history and modernity suitably juxtaposed.
The solitary cells with broken hard cement beds and an open toilet stands strongly juxtaposed to the open space and the manicured lawns and the waters gushing out in the fountain.
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