Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, which was built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria(1819–1901) and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the Ministry of Calcutta. The memorial lies on the maiden (grounds) by the bank of the Hooghly river, near Jawaharlal Nehru road.