 Queen Victoria Memorial Statue, Penang
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Tugu Peringatan Ratu Victoria
Queen Victoria Memorial Statue is a statue at Victoria Green, the field at the Chinese Recreation Club. It is located at the junction of Burmah Road and Pangkor Road.
The Chinese community of the late 19th and early 20th century, considering themselves as "the Queen's Chinese", has a penchant for erecting memorials and monuments to show themselves as loyal subjects to the British Empire. This manifested itself in the form of the Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower and the memorial statue at Victoria Green, which is also named to honor the British monarch.
The Queen Victoria Memorial Statue was unveiled in 1930 by Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements at that time. It was built to commemorate the queen, who had passed away three decades earlier. The life-style statue was made of solid bronze and stands atop a pedestal which was donated by Khoo Sian Ewe, JP, one of the Chinese community leaders.
During the Second World War, the statue of Queen Victoria was boarded up on four sides by a signboard for the Broadcasting Station of the Japanese occupying forces. The lions at the foot of memorial held shields with the Japanese emblems, in place of the Union Jack. A Japanese flag was also flown on top of the memorial. Queen Victoria's statue was entirely concealed from view.
Update
The podium of the memorial was repainted in green in 2010.
Getting there
The Queen Victoria Memorial Statue is located at the Victoria Green in the Chinese Recreation Club. Coming from the Weld Quay Bus Terminal, you can take Rapid Penang Bus nos. 101, 103 and 104, alighting at Jalan Burma in front of the Victoria Green. From there, walk to the junction of Jalan Burma and Jalan Pangkor for the best view of the statue.
Nearby Sights
Chinese Recreation Club
Burmah Road Gospel Hall
Hong Hock See Temple
Wat Buppharam
Poh Oo Toong Temple
Baobab Tree
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