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	Queen Victoria's statute in front of the BC Legislature	Victoria R. I. 1837-1901 On the lawn of the Victoria Legislature stands a bronze-cast statue of a young Queen Victoria, not yet an Empress but interpreted in a very dignified manner. Here, in a city named for her, she seems to have special significance. She seems especially at home here, and especially appropriate. But a glance at an atlas demonstrates that this is only a pleasant illusion. All over the fallen Empire there are other cities, with other Victorias who seem just as comfortably ensconced in their city landscapes. It was during Victoria's reign that the small island of Britain came to have influence over a large part of the world, and statues of the queen went up to assert imperial presence as much as they did to celebrate Empire.
	While Victoria, Canada chooses to cultivate nostalgic memories of Empire other cities have relinquished the name because they cannot enjoy the memories of an Empire that brought them exploitation and cultural erasure:
	Victoria, Zimbabwe Mount Victoria, Australia Victoria Island, NWT, Canada Victoria Park, ON, Canada Victoria, Cameroon Victoria, Guinee Victoria, Seychelles Victoria, Malaysia Victoria, PEI, Canada Victoria, Trinidad and Tobago Victoria, Grenada Victoria, Hong Kong		Victoria, Phillipines Victoria, BC, Canada Victoria, Australia Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Victoria Island, Nigeria Victoria Lake, South Africa Victoria Lake, Australia Mount Victoria, Myanmar Victoria Point, Australia Victoria Range, New Zealand Victoria River, Australia Victoria River, NF, Canada

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