The original temple is supposed to have been built 350 years ago, but the present one was built in 1809.
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This is one of India's most beautiful monuments built between 1906 and 1921 on the lines of white marble.
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The Botanical Gardens laid out in 1787 are the biggest of its kind in India and the second largest in the word.
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Coming to Kolkata a person should once visit this market as it carries the traditional heart of Kolkata.
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The best shopping center for regional arts and crafts of India.
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This mall covers a million square feet and includes a shoppers stop
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Open in 2004, this 3 floor mall spanning around 4,00,00 sq. ft includes a variety of stores for fashion, entertaintment, electronics, food and gifts
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This 2,00,000 sq. feet mall was the first of its kind in Kolkata and remains popular due to its maintainence of standards and quality.
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Built in 1724, this grand church located on Armenian Street, is regarded as one of the oldest churches in Kolkata.
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Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, which has more than 137 centres in India and abroad.
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The beautiful Dakshineswar Temple is situated in the midst of gardens, tanks and ghats.
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St. Paul's Cathedral is the first Episcopal Church of the Orient. Bishop Wilson patronized the construction of this beautiful church in 1839.
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Calcutta’s two main Synagogues are the beautiful “Beth-El’( House of God) on Pollock Street,built in 1856,and ‘Magen David” (Star David) off Brabourne Road,built in 1883-84
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The Museum on the first floor of the Academy of Fine arts boasts of a priceless collection of objects d’art, the majority of which have been donated by Lady Ranu Mukherjee from her personal collection.
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The history of racing in Calcutta goes back to the days of Warren Hastings, the Governor- General, when races were usually held outside Calcutta.
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The two Eden sisters of Lord Auckland, Governer- General of India, laid out these public gardens in 1835.
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Missionaries of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order established in 1950 by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which consists of over 4,500 nuns and is active in 133 countries.
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Built in Italian renaissance style, this was formerly the residence of the British Viceroy.
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The high court was constructed in 1872 by Walter Granville, the then architect to the Government of India
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Fort William was built in 1757 and took almost 25years to complete, and was named after King William III of England.
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Built in 1875 in Italian architecture, this museum is the largest in India and the oldest in Asia.
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A small version of Hyderabad’s Salarjung Museum, this is also a one-man collection, that of Raja Rajindra Mullick.
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After the Nepalese War (1814-16), David Ochterlony started construction of this monument as a symbol of the British victory
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Construction of this massive building began in 1776 and was completed four years later.
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This cantilevered bridge is an engineering marvel which took 6years to construct and was opened in 1943.
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Built in 1813, the Town Hall was recently redecorated.
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