Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

Victoria Memorial
Façade of the Victoria Memorial
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Established1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Location1, Queens Way, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071
TypeMuseum
Collection size50,000
Visitors5 million annually
FounderLord Curzon
CuratorSamarendra Kumar
ArchitectWilliam Emerson, Vincent Esch
OwnerGovernment of India
Websitevictoriamemorial-cal.org

22°32′42″N 88°20′33″E / 22.5449°N 88.3425°E / 22.5449; 88.3425

The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument on the Maidan in Central Kolkata, having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria, the Empress of India from 1876 to 1901.

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.[1] Possessing prominent features of the Indo-Saracenic architecture, it has evolved into one of the most popular attractions in the city.

  1. ^ Victoria Memorial Archived 2 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. www.iloveindia.com.