Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument in the in Central , having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Friday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM and Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—8:00 PM and public holidays closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: memorial dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria in Kolkata
  • Also known as: “Victoria Memorial Hall” and “Victoria Memorial, Kolkata”
  • Address: 1 Queen’s Way, Kolkata, 700071
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birla Planetarium and Rabindra Sadan.

Planetarium
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The in , West Bengal, India, is a single-storeyed circular structure designed in the typical Indian style, whose architecture is loosely styled on the Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi. is situated 490 metres east of Victoria Memorial.

Theater building
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is a cultural centre and theatre complex in , India. It is located on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road in South Kolkata. It is noted for its large stage which is a prime venue for Bengali theatre and Kolkata Film Festival. is situated 410 metres southeast of Victoria Memorial.

Park
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The is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, , , India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record. is situated 1½ km southwest of Victoria Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maidan and Bhowanipore-Kalighat.

Suburb
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Esplanade is the modern heart of , combining colonial-era buildings with modern developments. It serves as the city's new central business district and is preferred by major businesses, particularly along Chowringhee Road.

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Bhowanipore and Kalighat are two neighbourhoods along the Adi Ganga River, in South Kolkata.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of in in the state of .

Victoria Memorial

Latitude
22.54496° or 22° 32′ 42″ north
Longitude
88.34255° or 88° 20′ 33″ east
Levels
2
Operator
Ministry of Culture
Open location code
7MJCG8VV+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36165294
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1356352
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Victoria Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعة فكتوريا التذكارية”
  • Armenian: “Վիկտորյա Մեմորիալ թանգարան”
  • Assamese: “ভিক্টোৰিয়া মেম’ৰিয়েল, কলকাতা”
  • Basque: “Victoria Memorial (Kalkuta)”
  • Basque: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Bengali: “ভিক্টোরিয়া মেমোরিয়াল হল”
  • Bengali: “ভিক্টোরিয়া মেমোরিয়াল”
  • Bengali: “ভিক্টোরিয়া স্মৃতিসৌধ”
  • Catalan: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Chinese: “維多利亞紀念堂”
  • Chinese: “维多利亚纪念堂”
  • Dutch: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Finnish: “Victoria Memorial Hall”
  • French: “Victoria Memorial”
  • German: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת ויקטוריה”
  • Hebrew: “ויקטוריה ממוריאל”
  • Hindi: “विक्टोरिया मेमोरियल हाल”
  • Hindi: “विक्टोरिया मेमोरियल हॉल”
  • Hindi: “विक्टोरिया मेमोरियल”
  • Hindi: “विक्टोरिया स्मारक”
  • Indonesian: “Victoria Memorial, Kolkata”
  • Italian: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Japanese: “ヴィクトリア・メモリアル”
  • Japanese: “ヴィクトリア記念堂”
  • Kannada: “ವಿಕ್ಟೋರಿಯಾ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ”
  • Latvian: “Viktorijas memoriāls”
  • Malayalam: “വിക്ടോറിയ മെമ്മോറിയൽ, കൊൽക്കത്ത”
  • Marathi: “व्हिक्टोरिया मेमोरियल”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਆ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ, ਕਲਕੱਤਾ”
  • Persian: “کاخ یادبود ویکتوریا (کلکته)”
  • Persian: “کاخ یادبود ویکتوریا”
  • Polish: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Portuguese: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Russian: “Мемориал Виктории”
  • Slovenian: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Spanish: “Victoria Memorial”
  • Swedish: “Victoria Memorial, Calcutta”
  • Tamil: “விக்டோரியா நினைவிடம்”
  • Telugu: “విక్టోరియా మెమోరియల్ హాలు”
  • Telugu: “విక్టోరియా మెమోరియల్”
  • Thai: “พระบรมราชานุสรณ์สมเด็จพระราชินีนาถวิกตอเรีย”
  • Thai: “อนุสรณ์สถานพระนางวิคตอเรีย (โกลกาตา)”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал Вікторії”
  • Urdu: “وکٹوریہ میموریل، کولکاتا”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Victoria”
  • Western Panjabi: “وکٹوریہ میموریل ہال”

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