Kolkata, India
Napier Rd, Maidan, Hastings
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This place has a history of our brave soldiers. Located in a place surrounded by police and army all around. This monument is several feets tall and stand proud to this day.
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This memorial is under custody of INDIAN NAVY which maintained very well n disciplined manner
Good maintenance. Unfortunately this park remains closed all the time. You have to visit from outside.
Recently revamped monument. Gorgeous in the evenings.
The Battle of Plassey of 1757 has a great significance in the Indian history which paved the way for British colonial rule in India for the next 200 years. After winning the Battle the British built the war memorial at Plassey and only in recent years Government has erected the statue of the Nawab.
Located in Kolkata, The Lascar War Memorial, located on Napier Road in the Hastings area of Kolkata, is a memorial dedicated to the memory of the 896 lascars (sailors from the Indian subcontinent) who died serving on ships of the Royal Navy and British Merchant Service during World War I. It's a very beautiful piece of architecture. The monument is situated at the southern end of the Maidan, on Napier Road, Hastings, near Prinsep Ghat. The 100 feet high monument was unveiled by Lord Lytton, then Governor of Bengal on 6 February 1924. The monument, built in typical Oriental style, is a four-sided column, having designs reflecting the prow of an ancient galley on each side of the column. The upper part of the monument consists of four small minarets and a large gilt dome. A typical Indian look has been given by adding wavy lines beneath the projected balcony, which symbolises waves, along with chhajjas and trellises. William Ingram Keir designed the memorial. The inside of the Memorial is approached through a huge doorway on the Northern wall. The interior contains three plaques below the inscription "Lascar Memorial." One plaque commemorates the unveiling of the memorial by Lord Lytton, then Governor of Bengal on 6 Feb. 1924. The second plaques says that the memorial was erected by shipping and mercantile community of India in memory of the 896 seamen of Bengal Assam and upper India (the term Lascar is not used) who lost their lives in service of the British Empire in the great war of 1914 – 18. The third smaller plaques tells about the renovation and lighting of the Lascar War Memorial. Navy Day of India is celebrated at the Lascar War Memorial every year on 4th December.
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