Queen Victoria Pavilion - Historical landmark in Visakhapatnam - Visakhapatanam, India

Visited this statue. It's a historical place located at Old Visakhapatnam bus station. There is a pandal at the centre guarded with steel cage around. You will find Queen Victoria Bronze statue in this pandal. There is no entry fee to visit this statue. I didn't find any rush today.

Very Good and Awesome Place for sight seeing and Picnic Spot at a Beautiful Worship place Queen Victoria Statue .

A historical monument with Queen Elizabeth's statue laid in 1900s.Symbol of Britain rule in vizag.Nothing much to stop by except if you are interested in its history.

Completely of Metal viz Bronze, Earlier there used to be Iron Fencing around the state and with Steps every Where we use to sit, now the same has been re

Nice memorial in memory of British Queen

Beautiful place, must visit.

This is the 1800's oldest statue in Visakhapatnam. Queen Victoria pavilion present statue there is no change but this symbol of British rules in Vizag

A plethora of statues, parks, memorial halls, etc., came up across India, particularly in many Princely states to honor Queen Victoria after her demise in 1901 at the age of 81. A Town hall was established in Visakhapatnam with full support from the Rajah of Bobbili. The grand Town Hall of Visakhapatnam, Andhra built in 1893 at the cost of Rs 50,000.00 (borne by the then Rajah of Bobbili) is one of the important heritage sites in Vizag. It was part of commemoration of the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria, and is still called,theVictoria Memorial Town Hall. Built on a hillock,in Old Jalaripeta, it had a panoramic view of the whole harbor. The town hall has a pair of conical watch towers with fine wooden roof and ground floor with the Madras-terraced roof supported by steel beams imported from Scotland. Unlike the ground floor, the first floor has a Mangalore-tiled roof, supported by a massive Burma teak wood. In this part of Andhra, particularly in the 19th century never have you come across buildings with Mangalore-tiled roof over a large hall like an auditorium. The Town hall at Visakhapatnam is one of thelargest auditoriums with Mangalore tiled roof supported by a maze of massive wooden beams and rafters. Mind you, the total carpet area, covering both floors is roughly 5000 sq. feet. The walls are made of cut stones of almost equal size upon which rest the beams. The varandah on the ground floor with wooden railings and supported by wooden columns not only enhances the look of the building but also cuts down the radiation in the first floor. The Visakhapatnam Municipality took control of the Town Hall in 1904. This old structure saw many meetings held by the freedom fighters who were unhappy over the unjust British rule. In 1929, Gandhiji came here and delivered a speech, emphasizing the importance of putting an end to the British rule. Right across the Town Hall, in 1931 the great political event - Salt Satyagraha was kicked off and in violation of salt act, salt was picked up on the coastal area across the Town Hall by great freedom fighters like Digumarti Janaki Bai, Digumarthi Venkata Swamy, Tenneti Viswantham, et al. Lots of people actively participated in the Salt Satyagraha. Both the event here and the salt satyagraha held at coastal Vedaranyam, now in Tamil Nadu under the leadership of the late Rajaji (former CM and first Gov. General of Free India) impacted the frustrated Indian population and, in the aftermath, more and more people joined the freedom struggle against the British. Lately, the Town Hall is put to various uses, including social functions; it is often the venue for weddings, Durga Puja and many other functions.