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Victoria Terminus is a monument of the British Raj, and so it's as much British as it is Indian. I want to explore the way it stands at a meeting point of cultures. What happens when two cultures c...ollide? What meanings does such a building have? And for whom? It is a building introduced into another culture as an expression of imperial power. But we need to consider whether it can only be judged by western standards. We can trace both Western and Indian elements in this building; and an important part of its meaning lies in its context.
Victoria Terminus is a monument of the British Raj, and so it's as much British as it is Indian. I want to explore the way it stands at a meeting point of cultures. What happens when two cultures c...ollide? What meanings does such a building have? And for whom? It is a building introduced into another culture as an expression of imperial power. But we need to consider whether it can only be judged by western standards. We can trace both Western and Indian elements in this building; and an important part of its meaning lies in its context.
| Module code and title: | A216, Art & its Histories: Institutions, Artists & Avant gardes |
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| Item code: | A216; 04 |
| Recording date: | 1999-07-03 |
| Published: | 1999 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:49:05 |
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| Producer: | G. D. Jayalakshmi |
| Narrator: | Colin Cunningham |
| Contributors: | Foy Nissen; Vikas Dilawari; Rakesh Saksena; Kirit Mankodi; Christopher London |
| Publisher: | Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Victoria Terminus Train Station Gothic Revival Architecture Bombay India British power & wealth cultures architecture decoration |
| Subject terms: | Art -- History; Art and globalisation; Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Railways--Buildings and structures--Mumbai (India)--History; Railway stations--Mumbai (India)--History; Gothic revival (Architecture)--India--Mumbai; Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai, India)--History Mumbai (India)--Buildings, structures, etc.--History |
| Production number: | FOUA530N |
| Videofinder number: | 5656 |
| Available to public: | no |
