India · Building
Alipore Central Jail
A defunct colonial-era prison in Kolkata transformed into a museum honoring political prisoners and independence martyrs.
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Kolkata: 9 heritage places documented by Cultural Heritage Online, street by street — what each one is, where it is, and how to see it.
India · Tradition
Durga Puja
A ten-day Bengali Hindu festival honouring Durga's victory over evil, celebrated across India with temporary shrines, ritual worship,…
India · Building
Esplanade Mansions, Kolkata
A landmark Art Nouveau mansion in Kolkata's commercial heart, once owned by prominent Jewish businessman David Elias Ezra,…
India · Manufactured
Howrah Bridge, Kolkata
The busiest cantilever bridge on earth - a riverspan without nuts or bolts, carrying Kolkata's millions over the…
India
Indian Museum – Imperial Museum at Kolkata – Virtual Tour 360°
The Indian Museum in central Kolkata is the ninth-oldest museum in the world and the oldest as well…
India · Building
Kolkata Museum of Modern Art
A state-of-the-art contemporary art museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron for New Town, Kolkata. Foundation stone laid…
India · Cathedral
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata: not quite the world record it’s often claimed to be, but a remarkable church all the same
Al numero 1A di Cathedral Road, a Kolkata (Calcutta), la cattedrale di San Paolo è sede della diocesi…
India · Building
Star Theatre, Kolkata
A pioneering 1883 theatre in Kolkata that helped establish commercial Bengali drama, the Star Theatre ranks among India's…
India · Building
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
The world's largest monument to a monarch, this Indo-Saracenic marble structure in Kolkata's Maidan gardens was built by…
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