About Kolkata City

Kolkata is the capital of the West Bengal. It is a metropolis of eastern India. A three hundred year old city, Calcutta has a lot to offer. Museums, art galleries, cinema complexes, the Victoria Memorial Hall are but some of its attractions. East India Company's factory at Hooghly, established a factory in Kolkata on 24 August 1690. This date is widely accepted as the foundation day of Kolkata / Calcutta. Kolkata has come a long way since then. Its rise was meteoric - from a nondescript cluster of villages to the second city of the British Empire. Today, with over twelve million residents in the metropolitan region, Kolkata is one of the world's largest urban agglomerations.

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Sight Seeing

The Fort William:
It was created in 1758 by clearing the jungle around the new Fort William. This was to allow the guns to fire freely. Strangely enough not a single shot has been fired from the fort. The treeless character of the Maidan changed almost a century later when trees were planted and avenues constructed.

Victoria Memorial Hall:

The monument was finally completed in 1921 by the Prince of Wales. Built with white marble from Markana, Rajasthan, it is probably the most graceful structure in Calcutta. Today it's a museum having various Victoria memorabilia, Raj paintings and other displays.

The Vidyasagar Setu:
It is one of the largest race courses in the nation and the club celebrated 150 years in 1997. Just beyond the Race course is the Vidyasagar Setu, a modern bridge, linking Calcutta to Howrah city. This impressive cable stayed bridge provides an alternative to the Howrah Bridge. This bridge is a convenient link to the Indian Botanical Gardens in south Howrah. This 273 acre park was set up in 1787 by Col Kyd of the East India Company.

St. Paul's Cathedral:
It is anchored by the a modern auditorium called the Rabindra Sadan and a cinema complex called the Nandan. A smaller theater called the Sisir Mancha, the Pashchim Bangla Academy, the Academy of Fine Arts and the Calcutta Information Centre complete the setup. Slightly ahead towards Shakespeare Sarani is the St Paul's Cathedral, which was built in 1837. Next to it is the Birla Planetarium. It is modeled after the Buddhist stupa of Sanchi.

The Indian Museum:
It was founded in 1814 by a Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich, it is the largest museum in India. It is also known as the Jadughar.

Shahid Minar:
Shahid Minar built in 1828 in honor of Sir David Ochterlony who led the British forces to victory in the Nepalese wars. It was renamed as the Shahid Minar in memory of India's martyred freedom fighters.

Raj Bhavan:
It was built between 1799 and 1803. Turning towards west one can see the Akashvani Bhavan which houses the offices of the All India Radio. The massive Ranji Cricket Stadium, more popularly known as the Eden Gardens is just behind the Akashvani Bhavan.

Writers' Building:
It was constructed in 1770 and was modified to its more imposing look after a century. It was used to house the writers (junior servants) of the East India Company. Today it houses the West Bengal Government secretariat.

The Howrah Bridge:

It was built in 1943 and is 97 meters (295 ft) high and 705 meters (2,150 ft) long. The Howrah Bridge hums with activity throughout the day making it the world's busiest bridge.