A museum, camping: Renovating estate of Everest, after whom peak is named
The “development of Sir George Everest Heritage Park Estate” is being carried out by the Uttarakhand tourism department under a Rs 23.70-crore Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project. Updated: December 17, 2020 8:17:18 am
The property, known as Sir George Everest Heritage Park, which includes Sir Everest’s home, Bachelor House, which was used by four of his assistants, and an observatory, sits at 7,000 feet above sea level, and commands a panoramic view of the Doon valley and the snowcapped peaks of the Himalayas.
About 7 km from Library Chowk in Mussoorie, at a place called Hathi Paon, 45-odd labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are working hard to restore the physical shape of a storied Indian legacy.
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