Victoria Memorial ,Kolkata
This iconic memorial to Queen Victoria was proposed to be built by the Marquess Curzon then Viceroy of India.The foundation was laid by the Prince of Wales later George V on 4th of January 1906.The building was formally opened to the public in 1921.By the time it was opened the capital of British India had already been shifted to Delhi.
The total cost of building was Rupees 1 crore and 50 lakhs and it was funded by the princely Indian states,enthusiastic individuals of the British Raj and the British Government in London.The architect was William Emerson and the style is Indo-Saracenic revivalist.
Source :- Wikipedia
Victoria Memorial ,Kolkata
This iconic memorial to Queen Victoria was proposed to be built by the Marquess Curzon then Viceroy of India.The foundation was laid by the Prince of Wales later George V on 4th of January 1906.The building was formally opened to the public in 1921.By the time it was opened the capital of British India had already been shifted to Delhi.
The total cost of building was Rupees 1 crore and 50 lakhs and it was funded by the princely Indian states,enthusiastic individuals of the British Raj and the British Government in London.The architect was William Emerson and the style is Indo-Saracenic revivalist.
Source :- Wikipedia