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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
1, Queen’s Way.
Tel (033) 2223 5142.
∑ victoriamemorial-cal.org
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
Closed public hols. & ^ 8
Son et Lumière: 7:15pm (Mar–
Jun: 7:45pm). &
Bronze Panel
Two bronze panels depicting a vice regal Exploring the
procession decorate the bridge at the Victoria Memorial
northern entrance to the Memorial. The foundation stone of this
impressive structure was laid
Dome by the Prince of Wales, later
Skylights in the King George V, during his visit
marble rotunda allow to India in 1906. Designed by
light to filter through William Emerson, President of
to illuminate the the British Institute of Architects,
lobby below. this building stands in spacious
grounds, dotted with ornamental
palms, ponds and statues. The
museum contains over 10,000
artifacts that represent various
facets of the Raj, such as a desk
owned by Queen Victoria,
embellished with paintings of
Indian birds. Among the fine
collection of paintings are works
by the 18th-century landscape
artists, Thomas Daniell and his
nep hew William Daniell, whose
aquatints and lithographs
of Indian scenes virtually
determined the way India
was perceived in 19th-century
Britain. The collection also
includes paintings by Johann
Zoffany (1733–1810), portraits
of imperial stalwarts, records
of the East India Company,
an exquisite set of Persian
manuscripts, and paintings
that depict Kolkata’s history.
Calcutta Gallery
This gallery has an excellent
collection of landscapes painted by A majestic bronze statue of Queen Victoria
18th-century British artists. by Sir George Frampton
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