Mayo Memorial Hall

Building in Uttar Pradesh, India

25°27′37″N 81°50′37″E / 25.4601607°N 81.8434835°E / 25.4601607; 81.8434835Completed1879Governing bodyLocalDesign and constructionArchitect(s)Richard Roskell Bayne

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]

References

^ 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.

Prayagraj landmarks

Buildings and
structures

Bridges	New Yamuna Bridge Old Naini Bridge
Government	Allahabad High Court State Police Headquarters
Museums and libraries	Allahabad Museum Allahabad Public Library Anand Bhavan
Observatories and Planeteriums	Allahabad Observatory Jawahar Planetarium
Parks and Gardens	Alfred Park Chandra Shekhar Azad Park Khusro Bagh Minto Park
Places of worship	Triveni Sangam Saraswati Ghat Shankar Viman Mandapam All Saints Cathedral St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Shopping centers and Markets	Civil Lines Chowk
Sports	Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium
Structures	Swaraj Bhavan Mayo Memorial Hall University of Allahabad Allahabad Fort Garhwa Fort
Transport	Prayagraj Junction Prayagraj Airport Prayagraj Metrolite