Places of Interest
The
major landmarks such as the original tank (Lal Dighi), the silver-domed General
Post Office, the adjacent Collectorate, Writer's Building, seat of the State
Government., Reserve Bank building and St. Andrew's Church (1818). Further down
is Governor's House (1803), now known as Raj Bhavan and modelled along Kedleston
Hall of England. The High Court and Legislative Assembly are adjacent to it.
Further south is the Maidan, an open stretch of land, considered the lungs of
Calcutta. 
At
its southern end rises the imperial majesty of Victoria Memorial (1921),
known as the Taj Mahal of British Raj". St. Paul's Cathedral (1847) and
the more recent Birla Planetarium (1962) are adjacent to it. A stone's throw
away are Rabindra Sadan (Concert hall named after Tagore and Nandan, highly
modern complex of film archives.
On Chowringhee is located Indian
Museum (1814), the largest of its kind in India. And of course, there is the
omnipresent Howrah Bridge (1943), the cantilever wonder that's just
completed 59 eventful years. This bridge now has company in the shape of
Vidyasagar Setu (2nd Hooghly Bridge), a modern marvel across the south-west
end of the city, linking it with Shibpore in Howrah.
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South
Park Street Cemetery (1767)
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Asiatic
Society (1784)
¤ Fire
Temple and Hebrew Synagogues at Ezra Street
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Armenian
Church (1630) at Brabourne Road
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Nakhoda
Mosque (1926)
¤ Marble
Palace (1855)
¤ Jorasanko
(Tagore's Home)
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National
Library (Belvedere)
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Kali
Temple at Kalighat
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Kali
Temple at Dakshineswar (1855)
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Belur
Math (Headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission), across the Hooghly River
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Pareshnath
Jain Temple at Belgachia
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Mother
Teresa's Shishu Bhavans, run by the Missionaries of Charity
Parks
and Gardens :
Eden Gardens, Botanical Gardens at Shibpore
(Howrah), Agri-Horticultural Society Garden (Alipore), Zoological Gardens,
Rabindra Sarovar (Lakes) and Jhilmil (Children's Park) at Bidhannagar (Salt
Lake City).
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