Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Victoria Memorial

Officially opened in 1921 , this memorial to the ugly queen houses an interesting collection of 19th century sketches of Indian scenes, a couple of paintings of the same, and an informative history of Calcutta under British Rule. (Calcutta was the capital of British India until terrorist activity from Bengali nationalists forced a move up northwest to Delhi in 1911)







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