#82: A Visit To Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
The Victoria Memorial is one of the most popular tourist spots in Kolkata, India. It's made of marble and is situated by the bank of the river Hooghly. It was constructed between the years 1902-1921 in the memory of Queen Victoria who had passed away in the year 1901.
George Curzon , who was the Viceroy of India, suggested the creation of a memorial for the queen after her demise. The total cost of construction came up to more than 1crore INR and the princes and people of India responded generously to George Curson's appeal to gather the fund. The building was later converted into a museum.
The design is in the Indo-Saracenic revivalist style which uses a mixture of British and Mughal elements with Venetian, Egyptian, Deccani and Islamic architectural influences. The entire building is built using white Makrana marble.
Statues of Queen Victoria, Sir Curzon and few other prominent members can be found inside the place. The main building is surrounded by garden and 2 small lakes.
The place is just as beautiful from inside as well. Unfortunately clicking pictures wasn't allowed inside. There's a huge gallery and the walls are covered with paintings of princes, kings, queen and their subjects. The weapons are also put on display.
It's one of the most beautiful creations and I fell in love with the architecture. It's a must-visit place for anyone who travels to Kolkata.
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Beautiful architectures
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Hiya, just swinging by to let you know that this post made the Honorable mentions list in today's TravelDigest #181
Yay....Thank you!
Stunning post! I love your descriptions to accompany all the beautiful photos. Well done, @hungry-nomad! 😃
Thank you for reading :)
Definitely an original mix of different style of architecture. It looks very well preserved.... it is a pity the photos inside were not allowed ...
Yes...it's really well maintained. The inside is very beautiful but the security was so tight that I couldn't click any pics which i was trying to do sneakingly. 😄
More or less remind me when I visited inside the Jaisalmer fort
The place looks amazing and I love to explore different places in different countries. Thanks for sharing @hungry-nomad
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You make us wanna go to Kolkata even more, this building puts some of the buildings in Europe to shame.
haha... I do hope you visit soon...Kolkata has got more of such amazing buildings :)
Thanks for sharing Kolkata trip with nice photos. Had not been here, I should grab the next Air Asia sales to spend my vacation here.
Definitely! :)
Thanks for sharing India with us!! I miss it so much! Thanks also for showing suh a beautiful side of Kolkata. I didn't know about it!
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