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Museum · Historic precedent

Victoria Memorial

William Emerson · Kolkata, India · 1921

Key featuresIndo-Saracenic memorial-museum in white Makrana marble, in 26 hectares of gardens, opened in 1921.

Architect
William Emerson
Place
Kolkata, India
Year
1921
Typology
Museum
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
South Asia
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