Victoria Memorial Hall

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Victoria Memorial Hall was a colonial-era building in Peshawar, originally established to commemorate Queen Victoria and later repurposed as the Peshawar Museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
colonial-era building
memorial
museum building
architecturalStyle British colonial architecture
Indo-Saracenic architecture
associatedWith British Raj
linked to: British India

North-West Frontier Province (British India)
category Colonial-era buildings in Pakistan
Heritage sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Museums in Peshawar
Victoria memorials
country Pakistan
currentUse museum
dedicatedTo memory of Queen Victoria
era British colonial period
late 19th century
function exhibition space
public hall (originally)
hasFeature arched openings
central hall
ornamental façade
verandas
heritageStatus historic building
houses Peshawar Museum
laterUse Peshawar Museum building
locatedIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar
Peshawar Cantonment
materialUsed red brick
namedAfter Queen Victoria
originalPurpose commemoration of Queen Victoria
owner Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
partOf urban heritage of Peshawar
roofType domed roof
significance example of colonial civic architecture in Peshawar
important cultural landmark in Peshawar
usedFor display of Gandharan art (via Peshawar Museum)
display of archaeological collections (via Peshawar Museum)
display of ethnographic collections (via Peshawar Museum)

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Peshawar Museum formerName Victoria Memorial Hall