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| THE CAPITAL CITY: KOLKATA |
| Kolkata, renamed very recently after the popular Bengali utterance, was founded by Job Charnock, Agent of East India Company in August, 1690 out of 3 villages namely Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kolkata on the east bank of River Ganga or Hugli. |
| Kolkata is distinctively noted for her spiritualism, intellect, art and culture.The city is the nerve centre of intellectual and human values where many modern movements began in literature, art, cinema, theatre, science, politics and industry. |
| Kolkata is the gateway to the North-Eastern states and the South-East Asia and directly linked by international airlines from both the East and the West, apart from Air India and the country's domestic airlines. The city is connected to all parts of the Country by an extensive network of major rail lines. |
| Kolkata offers a wide range of accommodations starting from 5-Star Deluxe Hotels to low cost places to stay in order ro cater service to all income groups. Kolkata offers a few among the best clubs in the country, sports options, shopping opportunities and the appetising Bengali cuisine, apart from national and international cuisine options. |
| Kolkata is unique for the numerous fairs and festivals, the most important being Durga Puja, Diwali, Holi, two Ids and Chirstmas all of which are celebrated with pomp and grandeur. |
| Victoria Memorial |
| built on the lines of the Taj Mahal and in memory of Queen Victoria, now housing valuable paintings, manuscripts and other objects of historic values, museum & art gallery. |
| Birla Planetarium , offering regular shows on different aspects of the space. |
| National Library , previously Vice-Regal house, now housing one of the largest libraries in the country with the rarest collection of books and manuscripts. |
| Indian Museum , built in 1875 in the Italian style of architecture, the largest museum in the country. |
| Asiatic Society , located at 1 Park Street (at the junction of Park Street and J.L. Nehru Road), Kolkata, this institution is a famous centre of Indology, Literature and Scientific Research. |
| Center of International Modern Art(C. I. M. A) , located at Sunny Tower in Ashutosh Chowdhary Avenue, near the Birla Temple, it is the first Art Gallery in Kolkata matching international standards |
| General Post Office (GPO), built in 1784,a piece of novel architecture, now controlling the entire postal system of the state. |
| Race Course , built in 1819,one of the best in the country. |
| Town Hall, one of the heritage buildings of the city which had been the venue of of memorable public meetings and social gatherings. |
| Kalighat Temple , rebuilt in 1809,an important shrine of Hindu Sakti worship. |
| Dakshineswar Kali Temple , built in 1847,associated with Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa Dev who had been an exponent of integration among different religions. |
| Nakhoda Mosque , modelled on Akbar tomb in Sikandra, distinctively marked for its unique architecture and huge capacity to accommodate 10000 people. |
| St.Paul's Cathedral , famous for the Gothic style of architecture. |
| Parshwanath Jain Temple , famous for beautiful architecture and spiritual environment. |
| Marble Palace , built in 1840,famous for its marble walls, pillars, mirrors and beautiful architecture, presently housing a museum. |
| Ochterlony Monument , now renamed as Sahid Minar, a venue of many memorable political meetings. |
| Eden Gardens , the sprawling garden with a bandstand and a beautiful Burmese Pagoda. |
| Writers' Buildings , the seat of West Bengal Government Secretariat and reminiscent of the political revolution in Bengal. |
| High Court , famous for its gothic architecture. |
| Jorasanko Thakurbari(Rabindra Bharati Museum) , birthplace of Rabidranath Tagore, now housing a centre for Indian Classical Fine Arts. |
| Belur Math (on the west bank of river Hugli), founded by Swami Vivekananda and the Headquarters of Ramkrishna Math and Mission. The places where tourists can take a fresh air breath in Kolkata are Rabindra Sarovar in South Kolkata and Maidan centering round the Fort William, Race Course, Raj Bhavan and Outram Ghat.The other famous places of tourist attraction. |
| Zoological Garden , at Alipur having a vast collection of animals, birds, snakes and reptiles and attracting thousands of tourists, particularly in the winter. |
| Nehru Children's Museum , housing attractive collection including puppets depicting the Ramayana and Mahabharata, toys and dolls . |
| Science City , famous for the space theatre and the ropeway. |
| Nicco Park , joining the modern stream of theme parks, Nico Park is the Disneyland for Kolkattans with its various adventure rides. Popularly known as Jheel Meel. Opened in 1991, Nicco park is one of the biggest amusement parks in the country and has innovative entertainment for all age group. This amusement park offers wholesome fun for children as well as adults and draws crowds from suburban Kolkata especially on the weekends. |
| Botanical Garden , the gardens were originally founded in 1786 by Colonel Kyd, containing about 12,000 living plants and over two and half million dried out plant specimens in the herbarium collected from all over the world. The main attraction of the garden is the 200 year old Banyan Tree, claimed to have the second largest canopy in the world. The Botanical Garden is the world's largest, having a circumference of 330m. |
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