India travel guide--Victoria Memorial

🏛️ Victoria Memorial: Kolkata's White Marble Jewel Nestled beside the Hooghly River in Maidan Park, this stunning white marble monument honors Queen Victoria—and bears fascinating parallels to the Taj Mahal. ✨ Architectural Twins? Shared Legacy: Both built to memorialize royal women 👑Material Magic: Crafted from Makrana marble (same quarry as the Taj!)Design Contrast: While the Taj is Mughal poetry, this is British neoclassical grandeur 🖼️ Calcutta Gallery Hidden Gems Colonial Chronicles: Exhibits trace Kolkata's 300-year British era (with English captions) Must-See:Oil paintings of 19th-century Kolkata's riverfront 🎨Creepy relic: Original wooden throne from Black Hole of Calcutta incident 🎟️ Visitor Essentials Ticket Type Indians ForeignersMemorial + Garden ₹30 ₹500Garden Only ₹10 - ⏰ Opening Hours:Memorial: 10AM-6PM (Closed Mondays & national holidays)Garden:Mar-Sep: 5:30AM-6PM 🌸Oct-Feb: 5:45AM-5:30PM 🍂 #kolkata#Victoria Memorial#travel guide#India#India guide#India travel