Question

The Aga Khan award was presented in 1998 to Government of Madhya Pradesh for the outstanding architecture of ______.
1. Vidhan Bhavan
2. Vallabh Bhawan
3. Taj­ - ul - ­Masjid
4. Bharat Bhavan

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Vidhan Bhavan

The correct answer is Vidhan Bhawan.

• The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977.
• The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation, and landscape architecture.
• Charles Correa received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1998, for the Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, India.
• Charles Correa, considered one of India's greatest architects, passed away on the 16th of June (2015), aged 84.

• The award is associated with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). 
• The award is given to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully addressed the needs and aspirations of communities in which Muslims have a significant presence.