Imperial Institute. The Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom, the Colonies, and India, designed to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887), aims at comprising complete collections of the products of the various parts of the British empire, a commercial intelligence department for the promotion of trade and industry, and a great school of modern oriental languages (opened in 1890). In 1890 some £450,000 had been subscribed for the purpose, at home, in Canada, Australia, and India. The foundation of the building costing £300,000 was laid by the Queen in 1887, and the Institute was opened by her on 10th May 1893.
Imperial Institute.
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