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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Durbar Room
this entity surface form:
Durbar Room
subject surface form:
Durbar Room
subject surface form:
Osborne House
this entity surface form:
Durbar Room