Virasat-e-Khalsa, also called the Khalsa Heritage Complex, is a Sikh museum complex in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, near Takht Kesgarh Sahib. Moshe Safdie designed it for the Government of Punjab, after Parkash Singh Badal asked him to build the memorial. It opened on November 25, 2011, on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. The article says it blends traditional Sikh elements with modernism.
The complex covers over 100 acres. It is built of poured-in-place concrete, local honey-colored stone and stainless steel-clad roofs. An artificial lake has a bridge and a boat-shaped building. Turrets resemble Punjab's old fortresses and are grouped in fives. The western complex includes a 400-seat auditorium.
On March 20, 2019 it set a record for the most visitors to a museum in the Indian subcontinent in one day. It has had over 10 million visitors. The article gives no ticket prices.
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