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Victoria Memorial Hall


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 43 attractions in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Attraction type: History museum, Garden, Museum complex, Monument, Museum
Address: 1 Queen's Way Kolkata (Calcutta)
India
Tel: 91 33 2223 1890
Fax: 91 33 2223 5142

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3 of 5 stars
brandymax   20 contributions
Cambridgeshire
Feb 27, 2009

Basically everything the other reviews had written but beware of the entrance fee. There are two price structures - The price is 150 IR (£2.20) for all "foreigners" and 10 IR for indian residents (15p)!!!! more

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3 of 5 stars
davekv   33 contributions
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 23, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Victoria Memorial Hall is a good attraction in Calcutta. The building and grounds are impressive. The architect did a good job at design and positioning of the building. Although you do have to look past the deferred maintenance on the grounds. There is a fair amount of rubbish scattered around the park and there are plenty of missing chunks out... more

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5 of 5 stars
AshokHT   1 contribution
Bangalore, India
Feb 16, 2009

An excellent architecture at a beautiful location at the grand old Kolkata. The scenic beauty of the lovely building, surrounded by gardens, water body, monuments, makes this place a wonderful and worthwhile memorial. The place attracts you to visit often and often. The paintings exhibited inside the memorial reminds one of the enormous effort that has been put by all... more

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4 of 5 stars
amitagupta001   1 contribution
Kolkata
Dec 7, 2008

The Victoria Memorial, of the British times, is one of the finest peices of art found in Kolkata. The revolving black lady on the top of the dome is lovely. The park surrounding the memorial is also maintained well and attracts many joggers and lovers more

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4 of 5 stars
ritika1956   25 contributions
kolkata
Nov 11, 2008

last month i visited victoria memorial.it is a memorial of queen victoria designed by sir william.it is a white marble building surrounded by fountains and gardens.here i saw paintings,sculptures,manuscripts,weapons,engravings belonging to british era and other objects of history as well.the main attraction is the statue of angel of victory at the top of dome.it has become main attraction for the... more

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4 of 5 stars
Koyou   160 contributions
神戸
Dec 5, 2009

中は博物館というか歴史資料館になっていて、結構リアルなジオラマがあったりします。でも展示よりも、ここは公園が広くて緑がい... more

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Victoria Memorial Hall Address

1 Queen's Way, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Tel: 91 33 2223 1890 Fax: 91 33 2223 5142