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Kolkata, City of joy news n stories: The gallery of the royal heritage of the city of joy, Kolkata, Victoria Memorial

THE ROYAL GALLERY

The paintings of the royal gallery showing the scenes of queen victoria receiving the sacrament at her coronation in the Westminster Abbey in 1838;her marriage with Prince Albert in 1840; marriage of Prince of Wales (Edward VII) with princess Alexandra (1863);Queen Victoria at her jubilee service(1887 & 1897).These are the copies of the paintings by well-known artists in the collection of British royalty. The paintings also show the entry of prince Wales into Jaipur. On the south wall hangs the masterpiece of Russian ' artist Verestchagin depicting in oils the state entry of King Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales of Jaipur in 1876.

QUEENS HALL GALLERY

The Queen's Hall is a key attraction of visitors. It is circular in shape and it has a full statue if Queen Victoria standing right in the center of the hall. On display, it also shows the piano used by her majesty in her younger days.

On the upper segment of the hall are adorned with a series of 12 semicircular canal paintings showing the of her Majesty Queen Victoria.

DURBAR HALL GALLERY

The durbar hall contains a series of oil paintings restored with the help of Calcutta Tercentenary Trust & united kingdom,

as a part of the joint venture to preserve the cultural heritage of India & Britain. The hall contains 130 oil paintings from the late 18th to early 19th century.

THE ROYAL GARDEN

The gardens at the Victoria memorial are covered by approximately 64 acres. They were designed by Redesdale and David Prain. On Esch's bridge, between narrative panels by Goscombe John, there is a bronze statue of Victoria, by George Frampton. Victoria is seated on her throne, wearing the robes of the Star of India.

Also, read: Victoria Memorial, The heart of City of joy

In the garden around the building, other statues commemorate Hastings, Charles Cornwallis, Robert Clive, Arthur Wellesley, and James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie. At the south portion of the building, visitors can see Edward VII memorial arch. Upon the arch is a bronze equestrian statue of Edward VII by Bertram Mackennal and a marble statue of Curzon by Frederic William Pomeroy. The garden also contains statues of  Lord William Bentinck, governor-general of India (1833–1835), George Robinson governor-general of India (1880–84), and Rajendra Nath Mookerjee, a pioneer industrialist of Bengal.

Guys, if you are really interested in the gallery of this heritage, & want to know more about it, please watch the video: https://youtu.be/sHUhzOXYwAg

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