Coronation Park

The venue of the three Delhi durbars. A durbar (दरबार darbār, meaning "court") is an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organised by the British to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. The first durbar was held in 1877 and proclaimed Queen Victoria as the Empress of India. The second durbar was held in 1903 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII. The third and final durbar was held on 12 December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V (the original coronation was held on 22 June 1911 in London). It was also where the King-Emperor announced the move of India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi. After the three durbars, a towering coronation memorial was built. Built in obelisk style the sandstone memorial is approachable from all sides by a flight of stairs. The memorial contains English and Urdu inscriptions on both sides about the final durbar. The park also contains a 15 m high (including a pedestal) marble statue of King George V. The statues of four viceroys (Lord Hardinge, Lord Willingdon, Lord Irwin and Lord Chelmsford) occupy the four corners of the park.

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