Today I've visited Victoria Memorial at Kolkata. It is said that the Victoria Memorial, the most famous building in Kolkata, is the result of Lord Curzon’s brain, who was once the Viceroy of India under British rule. In the year 1901, when the then Empress of British India died, Lord Curzon decided to honour her with the construction of a grand memorial monument. The proposal was to build the memorial as a stately edifice and allow visitors to have a look at the past marvels. In 1906, the foundation stone of the Victoria Memorial was kept by the Prince of Wales, who afterwards became King George V on January 4th. Victoria Memorial was officially inaugurated in 1921 and thereafter opened for public visits. Later, after India became independent, there were multiple additions to the Victoria Mahal
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