Statue of Queen Victoria, Teldeniya
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 The Queen Victoria Statue in Colombo | |
| Location | Victoria Dam, Sri Lanka |
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| Designer | George Edward Wade |
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| Opening date | 1897 |
A statue of Queen Victoria was originally erected in front of the Passenger Jetty of Colombo Harbor and at the junction of York and Church Streets in 1897. The first monument to Queen Victoria in Ceylon, the marble statue was commissioned and unveiled in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The statue was commissioned by British portrait sculptor George Edward Wade. It was one of the only statues of Queen Victoria to be sculpted by him.[1]
The statue was at its original location until mid-1920s and then it was moved to Gordon Gardens adjacent to the Queen's House. The statue moved from Gordon Gardens to Victoria Park and then to the Colombo Museum site in 2006. The statue was given a facelift ahead of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in 2013 and was reinstalled facing Green Path.[2]
The statue was removed and reinstalled at Queen Victoria Dam as part of the plan to make the surrounding area of the dam a tourist attraction.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Victorious Victoria | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka".
- ^ "Queen Victoria statue to be given a facelift in Colombo". BBC News. 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Queen Victoria's statue to be placed at Victoria Dam - News Features | Daily Mirror".
- ^ "Sri Lanka to develop Victoria dam as major tourist attraction". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 5 January 2024.
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