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Statue of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s reign (r. 1837-1901) - the “Victorian period” - lasted 63 years and was defined by Britain's rise to global dominance. The empire expanded and consolidated in all directions. New colonies were imposed in Africa, the Suez Canal was purchased, the East India Company was dissolved, and India's governance was ceded to the crown, with Victoria named its new Empress. Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, were a particularly popular royal couple, and her strategic marriage planning for her children to European rulers earned her the epithet "the grandmother of Europe."
Victoria has more statues dedicated to her than any other British monarch. Following her death in 1901, 50 statues of her were built across India, with this statue, in Bangalore, southern India, being one of five still standing. It was built in 1906 by Thomas Brock, a veteran of Queen Victoria statue building, and unveiled by her grandson, Prince George (future George V). It is inscribed "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" in English, Tamil, Kannada and Urdu. It depicts Victoria in a queenly fashion, crowned with a sceptre and orb, wearing the Order of the Garter robes.
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