India Mint Stamp
Lokith Philately
Permanent Pictorial cancellation of West Bengal
Permanent Pictorial cancellation of West Bengal
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers
Date of issue: 11.10.2023
Date of issue: 11.10.2023
Pin code: 700001
Pin code: 700001
Status: Active
Status: Active
PO Name: Kolkata
PO Name: Kolkata
Description: The Victoria Memorial is a majestic white marble building set amidst 64 acres of expansive gardens dominating the centre of Kolkata, India. Architecturally, it appears to reflect contemporary British civil classicism, but also has deliberate Eastern references.
Description: The Victoria Memorial is a majestic white marble building set amidst 64 acres of expansive gardens dominating the centre of Kolkata, India. Architecturally, it appears to reflect contemporary British civil classicism, but also has deliberate Eastern references.
The Victoria Memorial was conceived by Lord Curzon as a fitting memorial to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after she died in 1901. He arranged funds for the project from within India and appointed William Emerson, one of the leading British architects of the time. Design a building for the city centre which was then the capital of British India. The Prince of Wales (King George V) laid the foundation stone on January 4, 1906, and, after lengthy construction work, the building was formally opened on December 28, 1921.
The Victoria Memorial was conceived by Lord Curzon as a fitting memorial to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after she died in 1901. He arranged funds for the project from within India and appointed William Emerson, one of the leading British architects of the time. Design a building for the city centre which was then the capital of British India. The Prince of Wales (King George V) laid the foundation stone on January 4, 1906, and, after lengthy construction work, the building was formally opened on December 28, 1921.
The marble used in the construction of the building comes from the same Makrana quarries in Rajasthan that were used to build the Taj Mahal, and the corner domes are mildly Mughal in style. The entire composition is crowned by a bronze statue of the Angel of Victory that stands 16 feet (4.9 m) high; Although it is not an actual weather vane, it rotates when the wind is strong enough.
The marble used in the construction of the building comes from the same Makrana quarries in Rajasthan that were used to build the Taj Mahal, and the corner domes are mildly Mughal in style. The entire composition is crowned by a bronze statue of the Angel of Victory that stands 16 feet (4.9 m) high; Although it is not an actual weather vane, it rotates when the wind is strong enough.
The sides of the monument are connected by open columns and in the southern entrance, reached through a triumphal archway in memory of King Edward VII, there is a statue of Lord Curzon himself. The entrance hall contains bronze busts and marble busts of royal figures, and the walls are decorated with murals depicting scenes from Queen Victoria's life and the texts of her royal proclamations. The interior rooms display important collections of paintings, sculptures, artefacts, books and manuscripts relating to royalty and the empire.
The sides of the monument are connected by open columns and in the southern entrance, reached through a triumphal archway in memory of King Edward VII, there is a statue of Lord Curzon himself. The entrance hall contains bronze busts and marble busts of royal figures, and the walls are decorated with murals depicting scenes from Queen Victoria's life and the texts of her royal proclamations. The interior rooms display important collections of paintings, sculptures, artefacts, books and manuscripts relating to royalty and the empire.