and huge, open, curved colonnades along the sides. Italian statues of British rulers, that had once lined the stretch from Chowringhee to Maidan, now lie strewn in the garden.

A bronze statue of the enthroned Queen sits majestically at the entrance staircase. Right on top of her, at the apex of the dome, is a strategically placed black bronze angel known as Victory, holding a bugle in her hand and rotating of her own accord on windy days. As we enter the edifice, to step into a central dome shaped Hall, we are greeted by the text of Queen Victoria’s imperial proclamation speech, deeply engraved on the entrance. Beneath this dome lie 25 galleries with around 3000 exhibits from the period of British Imperialism.

Apart from being an integral part of our countrys past, the Victoria Memorial Hall houses a massive chunk of Indian history, within its stately corridors. Surely, a treasure to cherish!

Did You Know?

The Victoria Memorial is made entirely of 196080cft of Makrana marble from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The substructure construction of the building began in 1904 and took 20 years, not to mention 10 million rupees, to complete!

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