Location : https://goo.gl/maps/aDQ2civ2zy4ff23A7
Nearest Metro : Rabindra Sadan
*Victoria Memorial Timing*
Garden : 5.30 am to 6 pm
Museum : 10 am to 6 pm
*Victoria Memorial Ticket Price*
Garden : Rs. 20
Museum : Rs. 30
Victoria Memorial is one of the most elegant and grand monuments in the heart of Kolkata. A vast white structure made of marble is a cynosure of all eyes and a respite for the tired feet. Once you are in Kolkata it is a sin not to visit the Victoria Memorial.
Victoria Memorial, which is located near the luscious green Maidan, is a testimony of the peak of the British Empire in India. The memorial was built between 1906 and 1921 in the memory of Queen Victoria’s 25 years reign in India by Lord Curzon.
The Victoria Memorial is perhaps the most opulent structure if the British Raj in India. The huge white memorial is made from Makrana marble brought in from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. It is the same type of marble from which the Taj Mahal was built. The elegant memorial has hybrid features with Italian style statues near the entrance, Mughal domes and other European styles of architecture. The Victoria Memorial also contains a museum which houses the art and artifacts of Victorian era. It also has a collection of oil paintings and water colour paintings of various European artists. There are many magnificent bronze statues throughout the sprawling structure. The most famous is the bronze fairy atop the dome. The fairy is 13 tonne in weight and 16 foot in height and was said to move with the wind!
Another beauty of the Victoria Memorial is its sprawling gardens and lush green lawns. Spread across a total area of 64 acres, it has one of the best maintained gardens of Kolkata. Colourful flowers blooming are pleasant sight to the eyes.
The gardens provide a relaxing place for the families and a playground for children.
The Victoria looks even more beautiful by the night. A grandiose structure, it is truly the pride of Kolkata.
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