GATE 2024 AR — Planning – Question 19

Urban Design and Conservation · Heritage conservation · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Who was the conservation architect for the Maitreya Buddha Temple at Basgo, Ladakh, associated with the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage award?

Abha Narain Lambah
Vinod Kumar M.M.
Rahul Mehrotra
Saima Iqbal

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Correct answer: (A) Abha Narain Lambah

Explanation

The conservation project is associated with Abha Narain Lambah, A. The question asks for the architect’s project credit rather than the patron, monastic community or award organisation involved in safeguarding the temple.

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