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[[File:Hall of nations 2008.jpg|thumb|Hall of Nations in 2008]]
'''Hall of Nations''' was a building designed by the Indian architect [[Raj Rewal]], and structurally engineered by Mahendra Raj, that was inaugurated in 1972 as part of the [[Pragati Maidan]] exhibition complex in [[New Delhi]], India. The structure was demolished in April 2017 to make way for a new complex. The demolition of the building, which was considered iconic for its architecture, led to widespread global disapproval.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/t-magazine/tropical-brutalism.html|title=The Unexpectedly Tropical History of Brutalism|first=Michael|last=Snyder|date=August 15, 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/03/demolished-buildings-what-were-they-thinking|title='What were they thinking?': your favourite demolished buildings|first=Guardian|last=readers|date=May 3, 2016|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> It was described in ''The New York Times'' as a "Brutalist masterpiece", and it was one of the world's largest-span [[space frame]] concrete structures, when built.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/destroyed-monuments-in-2017/index.html|title=Why these buildings were reduced to rubble in 2017|author=Katy Wong|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>[https://www.archdaily.com/874154/the-demolition-of-delhis-hall-of-nations-reveals-indias-broken-attitude-to-architectural-heritage#:~:text=The%20Hall%20of%20Nations%2C%20the,of%20the%20young%20country's%20independence. The Demolition f Delhi's Hall of Nations reveals India's broken attitude to architectural heritage] - ArchDaily</ref>

[[File:Hall of Nations inside view.jpg|thumb|Hall of Nations inside view.]]
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>Ramesh lalwani at 20:37, 6 September 2021