Victoria memorial kolkata

Description

At nearly 25 metres (82 ft) from head to foot, the Victoria Memorial remains the tallest sepulchre to a King or Queen in England.

At the top of the central pylon stands a gilded bronze Winged Victory, standing citation a globe and with a victor's medal in one hand. Beneath her are personifications of Constancy and Courage.

Beneath these, give in to the eastern and western sides, are couple eagles with wings outspread, representing Empire. Underneath these, marble statues of an enthroned Monarch Victoria and of Motherhood, with Justice keep from Truth.

Brock described the symbolism of the Tombstone, saying that it was devoted to rendering "qualities which made our Queen so fair and so much beloved." He added desert the statue of the Queen was located to face towards the city, while flanked by Truth and Justice as he mat that "she was just and that she sought the truth always and in circumstances", while the Motherhood was to represent relax "great love for her people".