Victoria Memorial Kolkata - modern day memories of the British Raj

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Modern-day 4K memories of the British Raj at the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. The Victoria Memorial Hall is one of the most magnificent monuments of not only the city of Calcutta but of our entire country. Representing the resplendent and majestic British architecture, Victoria Memorial Hall stands today, as a veritable icon of the city of Kolkata. Envisaged by Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of British India, as a memorial to the deceased Queen Victoria. There are 25 galleries inside the memorial including the royal gallery, the sculpture gallery and the Calcutta gallery among others. Several portraits of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and oil paintings portraying different moments of their lives are displayed in the royal gallery. Source: culturalindia &