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The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The Victoria Memorial Hall and the sorrunding area is nearly about 64 acrs.on the east side of this hall there are birla planetarium & saint pouls cathedral church,at west side race course,on the north side brigade parrade Maidan & on the south side P.G hospital & rabindra sadan are situated.
There are two gates(north & south) to enter in this place. The hall was built between 1906 and 1921 and dedicated
to the memory of Queen Victoria(1809-1901).
After queen Victoria's death King George V, laid the foundation Of this hall.
the construction of the Victoria Memorial was finished, by
Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India.
The Victoria Memorial was funded by Indian states, individuals of the British Raj and the British government in London.
the total cost of construction of the monument, amounting to one crore, five lakhs of rupees.
Like the Taj Mahal, the Victoria Memorial is built of white Makrana marble. Atop the central dome of the Victoria Memorial is the 16 ft (4.9 m) figure of the Angel of Victory.
The gardens at the Victoria memorial are covered of 64 acres (260,000 m2). They are maintained by a team of 21 gardeners.
7 сен 2024
