Victoria Technical Institute is an institute established to commemorate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria. The institute promotes traditional handicrafts of South India.
History[edit | edit source]
The Victoria Technical Institute was opened in Pantheon Road, Egmore, Madras in the year 1889 in commemoration of the golden jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria.[1] The foundation stone of the building was laid by the then Prince of Wales in 1905.[2] The pink sandstone Indo-Saracenic construction resembled the Mughal Emperor Akbar's palace in Fatehpur Sikri.[2]
The Victoria Technical Institute was moved to Mount Road in 1956 and presently occupies a building next to the head office of the Indian Overseas Bank.[1]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Srinivasachari, C. S. (1939). "Introduction". History of the city of Madras written for the Tercentenary Celebration Committee. Madras: P. Varadachary & Co. pp. xxxi.