Mayo Memorial and Town Hall[1] (commonly Mayo Hall[2]) is a large meeting hall in Prayagraj, situated near the Thornhill Mayne Memorial, having a 180 feet high tower . The interior of this memorial hall was ornamented with designs by Professor Gamble of the South Kensington Museum, London. Mayo Memorial Hall was designed by Richard Roskell Bayne and was completed in 1879.[3] The hall was meant for public meetings, balls and receptions in commemoration of the assassinated Viceroy Mayo.[4]
| Mayo Memorial Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 25°27′37″N 81°50′37″E / 25.4601607°N 81.8434835°E |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Governing body | Local |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Roskell Bayne |
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edit- ^ Khandekar, G. H. (1894). The Indian Companion: Being a Manual of Universal Statistics of All the Provinces in and the Countries Adjacent to India. Law Printing Press. p. 922. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Renford, Raymond K. (1987). The non-official British in India to 1920. Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-19-561388-9. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Richard Roskell Bayne collection". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Prayagraj". Indian Mirror. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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