Victory War Memorial

13°4′24″N 80°17′8″E / 13.07333°N 80.28556°E / 13.07333; 80.28556

The Victory War Memorial

Victory War Memorial, formerly called the Cupid's bow, is a obelisk memorial in Chennai, India, originally constructed to commemorate the victory of the Allied Armies during World War I (1914–1918) and later became the victory war memorial for World War II (1939–1945), erected in the memory of those from the Madras presidency who died in the wars.[1] Later addition includes inscriptions of 1948 Kashmir Aggression, 1962 War with China and the Indo-Pakistan War.

  1. ^ Radhakrishnan, R.K. (16 January 2006). "Sporting a new look". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.