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Colonization of Visakhapatnam by the British during 1801-1947AD had left impeccable signs of urban
planning and local architecture that are excellent cum exemplary visual evidences of the glorious past. The British
employed local techniques coupled with their native practices to build several structures that stand now as proud
heritage....
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... Queen Victoria Pavilion ( Fig. 11) Historical value. Sri Akitam Venkata Jagga Row, Zamindar of Share Mohamud Puram and Yambrum Estates went to England in 1900 where he had the privilege of paying his respects to Her Most Gracious Majesty, the Queen Victoria and to the then Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. During his stay there, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Meteorological Society, Royal Colonial Institute and Society of Arts. Sri Row presented a bronze statue of Her Majesty Queen Victoria from England to Visakhapatnam. This statue erected in One Town was un veiled by Mr. R H Campbell, Collector and Governor‟s agent at Vi sakhapatnam in 1904. Architectural character. The structure is equilateral in plan, elevated in plinth and cuboid in shape. A flight of steps all around lead to the floor level. The four walls were designed as pointed Saracenic arches supporting a hemispherical ribbed dome surrounded by a parapet wall and miniature octagonal corner minarets. Greek crosses were introduced as decorative elements over the parapet. The concept of the pavilion was adopted from Islamic architecture. A finale adorned with a Greek cross was installed over the dome. The entire structure was constructed in fine ashlar stone masonry. A bronze statue of Her Majesty facing One Town was placed at the centre of the raised plinth. Miniature octagonal minarets, ribbed dome, pointed Saracenic arches and Greek cross were the important architectural features adopted. Fine ashlar dressed stone masonry arches contribute to the streetscape. The dome over the structure increased the architectural significance of the edifice. Embossed radiating coursers of pointed Saracenic arch and springing course line band of the arch were meticulously worked out on a simple structure. Construction of a pavilion of this type in masonry was first of its kind in Visakhapatnam, though similar structures were made in steel in nearby Vizianagaram and Bobbili princely ...
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