Sunday, October 25, 2009

Attractions in Kolkata,West Bengal, India

I have been in Kolkata for 2-3 months and I have really enjoyed the different faces of kolkata. Well, let me share the moments I had in Kolkata, this may help those who planning to visit Kolkata. Kolkata has many attractions like Victoria Memorial hall,Central park etc.,

1. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL:

In the memory of Queen Victoria the Lord Curzon(Appointed to rule the country after the death of Queen Victoria) has decided to set up a public visiting memorial hall in the name of Victoria. The foundation stone was laid by King George V in 1906 and it was opened to the public in 1921. The memorial hall is situated on 64 acres with the height of 200ft from ground. The total cost of Construction was about a crore.

The victoria memorial has large number of statues and scultures collections. It also has a library with 10,674 books on Indo-British history and Arts relating to 18th&19th centuries. The most interesting part of collection is Armor collections. It has plenty of collections right from Quick Gun to Cannons(Very interesting to see).



The entry fee for the memorial is Rs.10(for Indians) and Rs.150(for Foreigners). It is "Closed on all Mondays" and all Indian Government Holidays.


2. CENTRAL PARK:

The central park is located in Saltlake,Kolkata. One of the best place to have a relax evening. It is the best destination for Lovers. Have a peaceful evening with more than 100 variety of trees and more than 150 variety of plants while the birds surrounded you.




3. HOWRAH BRIDGE:

Howrah bridge is the gateway of Kolkata which is built on Hoogly river. It was built during World War II for Military Transportation between Kolkata and Howrah. The bridge is 705m in length ,30m in wide and 82m in height. It can accomadate 80,000 vehicles and 1,000,000 pedestrians.




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