Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata (India)

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The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument in central Kolkata, built by the British Raj between 1906 and 1921. It was built in memory of Queen Victoria, the Empress of India from 1876 to 1901. The plan had been in place since before Victoria died in 1901.

While addressing a group at the Asiatic Society, she admitted that she had always planned to build such a historical museum and that the Queen's death provided a fitting opportunity to commemorate the Empire.

After Victoria's death on 22 January 1901, she wrote to Lord George Hamilton, noting the importance of Victoria's matriarchy in promoting a spirit of loyalty. She proposed the construction of a large building with a museum and gardens. The central dome of the memorial is surmounted by a 16-foot (4.9 m) tall statue of Vijayadut, sculpted by Ash, surrounded by allegorical sculptures depicting the themes of art, architecture, justice, and charity, and the north verandah depicts motherhood, prudence, and education.

The Victoria Memorial has 25 galleries and includes the Royal, National Leaders', Portrait Gallery, Central Hall, Sculpture Gallery, Arms and Armoury Gallery, and the new, Calcutta Gallery. The Calcutta Gallery also houses a visual exhibition of the history and development of Calcutta when the capital of India was shifted to New Delhi.

The gardens of the Victoria Memorial are spread over an area of ​​about 64 acres and are maintained by a team of 21 gardeners. On the Esk Bridge, in the middle of the descriptive panel of Goscombe John, there is a bronze statue of Victoria made by George Frampton, with the Empress Victoria sitting on her throne.

There is also a museum inside and the museum has some memories of the past British colonial and East India Company trading period. The life of the people and the way of life of the people at that time are all proven in this picture.

In addition, the museum shows the time and step-by-step pictures of how this memorial was planned and built. This is another aspect of our attraction. It took almost a few years to build it and the perfect plan of work can be really appreciated in this hall.

At night, the golden lighting in every place and inside the building makes it more beautiful, after dusk it makes it more beautiful and bright, and there are lampposts in the street which also illuminate the beautiful street lighting.

People from different countries come to visit it, a group of foreigners from Malaysia come and take pictures in groups and they are having a great time there.

However, to enter here, you have to buy a ticket, there are 2 types of tickets sold. The ticket price for Indian citizens is 30 rupees per person and the ticket price for foreigners is 100 rupees per person. It is open from 10.00 am to 05.00 pm. It is closed on Mondays. Everyone comes to visit this place because the security system inside is good and it is clean.

There are very good facilities for going and traveling here. It is located next to Kolkata city, so it is easy to reach this place by renting a car from the city for 150 rupees. Apart from that, many people go there by car because there is a good car parking system. There is the largest Howrah railway station next to it, which can be easily reached from other states of India. Since there is an airport in the city, foreigners can easily go there.