Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument dedicated to Queen Victoria, the Empress of India (1876-1901) facing the Queens Way on the Maidan in Central Kolkata. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj.
Façade of the Victoria Memorial | |
| Established | 1921 |
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| Location | 1, Queens Way, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Type | Museum |
| Collection size | 50,000 |
| Visitors | 5 million annually |
| Founder | Lord Curzon |
| Curator | Samarendra Kumar |
| Architect | William Emerson, Vincent Esch |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Website | victoriamemorial-cal.org |
It is the largest monument to a monarch anywhere in the world. It stands at 64 acres of gardens and is now a museum under the control of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Possessing prominent features of the Indo-Saracenic architecture, it has evolved into one of the most popular attractions in the city.
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