A wonderful Historical Place
The Victoria Memorial is one of the oldest and most amazing sculptures in India and around the world, built in memory of Queen Victoria of Britain. The Victoria Memorial is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, which is just 7 km from Sealdah Station. There are many bus and taxi services from Sealdah or Kolkata or Howrah to Victoria. This Victoria attracts a lot of people throughout the year. The 184 feet high Victoria Memorial is topped by the Victoria Angel statue made of bronze metal.
Victoria Memorial has 25 galleries which contain many achievements of Netaji Subhash Chandra in various frames, old collection magazines of Azad Hind also have many antiques are collected in the inner museum a small model of Victoria Memorial. This Victoria Memorial is made of marble stone which is a combination of Italian style and Mughal style. Ticket prices for tourists are set at Rs.30 per head for Indians, Rs.150 per head for expatriates, and Rs.500 per head for Non-Asian countries. However, the ticket price is not charged for students wearing school dress from class one to class twelve.
Victoria Memorial is closed every Monday during summer. Except in winter, the whole week is cloudy for tourists. There is a lot of foreign tourists here. Victoria Memorial opening hours are from 10 AM to 5 PM, but during the winter months from December to March, 10 AM to 5 PM. This time is only for gallery opening. The grounds of the Victoria Memorial are open to the public from five in the morning, with landscaped front and rear gardens. Movie serials and many photoshoots and album videos are made here. But he has to take permission from the union committee.
The Victoria Memorial was erected on 4 January 1906 by King George V, Prince of Wales. And this architectural work was completed in 1921. It is almost hundred years old architecture. Victoria Memorial was designed by William Emerson. Queen Victoria was the Queen of Britain. He was the ruler of England including India and many countries of England such as Canada Australia Africa Newseum. Queen Victoria’s real name is Alexandria Victoria. He was born on May 24, 1819, at King Sin Tone Palace. His father was Ward Duke of Kent, and his mother was Princess Maria Louisa Victoria of Saxe Copacabana.
Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840. They had nine children. During her reign, Queen Victoria built industrial development science technology steam engine Britain’s subway etc. He was able to win the hearts of many people in India including British England through his work. However, no one has been able to provide accurate evidence that Queen Victoria is rumored to have had affairs with several people, including British Prime Minister Malven, Eid Cottage fighter John Brown. Queen Victoria’s regatta was created around the world for her long reign at the time. He died on 22 January 1901.
If you want to do a day trip within Kolkata, then Victoria Memorial is one of the hubs for that. There are two entrances, one to enter and one to exit. Kolkata’s tallest monument can be seen very clearly from the Victoria Memorial, making it a very favorite place for tourists to visit throughout the year especially during winters. Outside the Victoria Memorial there are also accommodation facilities for tourists including hotels etc.
