Queen Victoria statue at Cubbon Park, Bangalore, in Bengaluru

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Statue of Queen Victoria at Cubbon Park, Bangalore. Cubbon Park is a landmark 'lung' area of the Bangalore city, located (12.97°N 77.6°E) within the heart of city in the Central Administrative Area. Originally created in 1870, when Major General Richard Sankey was the then British Chief Engineer of Mysore state, it covered an area of 100 acres (0.40 km2) and subsequent expansion has taken place and the area reported now is about 300 acres (1.2 km2). It has a rich recorded history of abundant flora and fauna plantations coupled with numerous impressive and aesthetically located buildings and statues of famous personages, in its precincts. This public park was first named as "Meade's Park" after Sir John Meade, the acting Commissioner of Mysore in 1870 and subsequently renamed as Cubbon Park