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1. Kumartuli
North Kolkata | Neighborhood/StreetHome to hundreds of clay artists, this neighborhood is the most famous producer of idols of popular deities in the Hindu pantheon. The skilled...Read More
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2. Marble Palace
North Kolkata | Castle/PalaceOne of the strangest buildings in Kolkata was the inspiration of Raja Rajendra Mullick Bahadur, a member of Bengal's landed gentry. Mullick...Read More
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3. Victoria Memorial
Central Kolkata | Memorial/Monument/TombThis massive, white marble monument was conceived in 1901 by Lord Curzon and built over a 20-year period. Designed in a mixture of Italian...Read More
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4. B. B. D. Bagh
Central Kolkata | Plaza/SquareWith wide, buzzing streets lined with late-Victorian buildings and pavements taken over by vendors selling rice-based meals, snacks, fruits...Read More
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5. Belur Math Shrine
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, a reform movement inspired by the mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa, who died in 1886. Having...Read More
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6. Chowringhee
Central Kolkata | Business DistrictNorth Kolkata may be the city's intellectual heart, but the slick commercial area east of the Maidan is the city's spinal cord. Now technically...Read More
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7. College Street
North Kolkata | Educational InstitutionThis erudite destination smells of old books and history. This was the hotbed of the Bengal Renaissance movement, and it eventally became a...Read More
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8. Dakshineshwar Kali Temple
Religious Building/Site/ShrineFar north along the Hooghly, this 19th-century complex with 13 temples is a major pilgrimage site for devotees of Kali, as well as other deities...Read More
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9. Fort William
Central Kolkata | Military SightThe irregular heptagon south of the Eden Gardens in the Maidan is surrounded by a moat almost 50 feet wide. Begun in 1757 after Robert Clive...Read More
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10. General Post Office
Central Kolkata | Museum/GalleryBuilt in 1864 and still in use as Kolkata's main post office, this building's massive white Corinthian columns rest on the site of the original...Read More
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11. Howrah Bridge
Bridge/TunnelOne of the most enduring icons of the city, the Howrah Bridge was commissioned and built by the British between 1936 and 1943. The tall cantilevered...Read More
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12. Indian Botanical Gardens
GardenAcross the Second Hooghly Bridge (Vivekananda Setu) in Howrah are these sprawling botanical gardens, first opened in 1786. Darjeeling and Assam...Read More
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13. Indian Museum
Central Kolkata | Museum/GalleryIndia's oldest museum has one of the largest and most comprehensive collections in Asia, including one of the best natural-history collections...Read More
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14. Kalighat Kali Temple
South Kolkata | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBuilt in 1809, the Kali temple is one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in India, with shrines to Shiva, Krishna, and Kali, the patron...Read More
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15. Missionaries of Charity
South Kolkata | Visitor CenterAwarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and beatified in 2003, Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kokata in 1950. Today the...Read More
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16. Nakhoda Mosque
North Kolkata | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis massive red sandstone mosque, which can hold 10,000 worshippers, was built in 1926 by the Sunni Muslim community as a copy of Akbar's tomb...Read More
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17. National Library
South Kolkata | Library/ArchiveOnce the house of the lieutenant governor of Calcutta, this hefty neo-Renaissance building has miles of books and pleasant reading rooms. The...Read More
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18. Nirmal Hriday
South Kolkata | HospitalMother Teresa's first home for the dying is now one of 300 affiliated organizations worldwide that care for people in the most dire need. Mother...Read More
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19. Ochterlony Monument
Central Kolkata | Memorial/Monument/TombOn the north end of the Maidan stands a 148-foot pillar commemorating Sir David Ochterlony's military victories over the Nepalese in the border...Read More
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20. Pareshnath Temple
North Kolkata | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBuilt in 1867 and dedicated to Pareshnathji, the 23rd of the 24 Jain tirthankaras ("perfect souls," meaning sages who have achieved Nirvana...Read More
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