Tuesday, May 17, 2016
CavalryTank Museum is located in the
premises of the Faria Bhag Palace. It is located in Iwale Nagar in the
Ahmednagar It can be reached via the Solapur -Dhule National Highway.
After visiting the Damadi Masjid we headed over to see the Cavalry Tank Museum.
After visiting the Damadi Masjid we headed over to see the Cavalry Tank Museum.
It is the only tank museum in Asia, it
houses around 50 vintage tanks which have fought various battles across the
years. The collection of the tanks is just amazing. The different types of tanks
used in battle are all placed here. The tanks and its history is placed on
yellow colored signboards next to it. The museum is open from 9 AM to 5 PM on
all days. There is a entry fee of Rs. 10 to enter the museum. The museum was
started in 1994 by the Armored Corps Centre and School.
Apart from the tanks there is also a museum
dedicated to our heroes who fort various wars. There is a small replica of
Arjun the tank and the fighter plane Tejas both of which are Made in India.
Here is a video of the tanks on display.
We then headed over to see the Faria Bhag
Palace.
1 comments:
Thank you for the virtual peek at this museum of tanks. How on earth do you ferret out information about these treasure troves of history?
Great stuff from you, as always.
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