On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901,Lord Curzon who was then Viceroy of India, placed before the public the question of setting up a fitting memorial to the Queen.According to him the memorial that was planned to built had to be grand,spacious and must have an exquisite garden.He suggested that it was to be a historical museum where people could watch various pictures and statues of men who played an important part in the history of this country.
The princes and people of India responded generously to his appeal for funds and the total cost of construction of this monument amounting to one crore, five lakhs of rupees, was entirely derived from their voluntary subscriptions. Sir William Emerson, President of the British Institute of Architects, designed and drew up the plan of this history.
Now lets talk about the architectural plans of this historic building. The building is 184 ft (56 m) high up to the base of the figure of Victory, which is another 16 ft (4.9 m) high. The groups of figures above the north porch represent Motherhood, Prudence and Learning. . The Memorial is situated on a 64 acres of land with the building covering 338 by 228 ft (103 by 69 m). The total cost of construction of this monument amounting to one crore, and five lakhs of rupees i.e ( 10.5 million).The main dome of the building is surrounded by figures of Art,Architecture,Justice,Charity etc.
The thing is there are many evidence that the idea of building Victoria Memorial was influenced from tajmahal,but is that really true?
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