Durbar Wing

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The Durbar Wing is a lavish Indian-style extension of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, created to reflect Queen Victoria’s fascination with and connection to British India.

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Durbar Room 3
Durbar Wing canonical 2

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural wing
extension of Osborne House
architecturalStyle Indian-style interior design
Indo-Saracenic architecture
associatedWith British India
surface form: British Empire in India

title Empress of India
surface form: Queen Victoria’s title Empress of India
commissionedBy Queen Victoria
country United Kingdom
culturalContext Orientalism
surface form: Victorian Orientalism
decorativeTheme Indian motifs
Mughal-inspired ornamentation
floral and geometric patterns
hasArt Indian-inspired decorative arts
portraits and objects relating to India
hasFeature Indian-style furnishings
elaborately carved plasterwork
ornate wall panels
richly decorated ceilings
symbolic references to British India
hasPart Durbar Wing self-linksurface differs
surface form: Durbar Room
heritageDesignation part of Osborne House, a Grade I listed building
historicalPeriod Victorian era
locatedIn Durbar Wing self-linksurface differs
Osborne House estate
surface form: Osborne House
locatedNear East Cowes
locatedOn Isle of Wight
managedBy English Heritage
openToPublic yes
ownership Crown Estate
surface form: Crown Estate (managed by English Heritage)
partOf Osborne House estate
patron Queen Victoria
purpose to reflect Queen Victoria’s connection to British India
region Isle of Wight
significance example of royal fascination with Indian culture
symbol of imperial connection between Britain and India
tourismAttraction Osborne House estate
surface form: Osborne House visitor route
usedFor ceremonial occasions
royal receptions
state banquets

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Osborne House estate hasPart Durbar Wing
Osborne House estate hasPart Durbar Wing
this entity surface form: Durbar Room
Durbar Wing hasPart Durbar Wing self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Durbar Room
Durbar Wing locatedIn Durbar Wing self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Durbar Room
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom hasPart Durbar Wing
subject surface form: Osborne House
this entity surface form: Durbar Room