Jorasanko Thakurbari

Jorasanko Thakurbari is Situated near Girish Park on Chittaranjan Avenue, the birth place of National Poet Rabindra Nath Tagore. The home of the Tagore family is now the premises of Rabindra Bharati University and a museum of Tagore memorabilia.

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Armenian Church

Armenian Church was built in 1764, designed in the early 18th century, the Armenian Church is today the oldest extant church in Kolkata. The interiors of the church are decorated with marble, and the overhead gallery contains mural tablets. The altar has a cross, the gospels and 12 candlesticks symbolizing Christ and his Apostles. There is a staircase leading to an overhead gallery whose walls are full of mural tablets. Three oil paintings – ‘The Holy Trinity’, ‘The Last Supper’ and ‘The Enshrouding of Our Lord’ – by the English artist A E Harris also adorn the altar. Remains of the Armenian cemetery can be seen in the premises.

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Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall is Located in Strand Road, it is an imperial library with one hall. Its thirty column rising 3feet and resembling the ‘ Tower of Winds ‘ in Athens, homours Sir Charles Metcalfe’s efforts towards a free press.

National Library

National Library – The 2nd largest library in Asia . Its collection is in excess of 1million books and 5,00,000 manuscripts, with a number of over 18,000 reader-members. Several notable persons have donated their invaluable collections to the Library at different times. Sadar – Ud-ddin, the Zaminder of Buhor, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, Surendra Nath Sen etc. are some famous donors. These have added to the value and content of books in this prestigious institution.

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The Peerless Inn, Kolkata

The Peerless Inn, Kolkata (Calcutta) is a government-approved 4-Star hotel. The Peerless Inn, Kolkata (Calcutta) is located 20 kms. from NSC Bose Airport, 3 kms. from Howrah Railway Station, and 0.2 km. from Esplanade Bus Stand. The Peerless Inn, Kolkata (Calcutta) is centrally airconditioned, with a total of 122 rooms. The Peerless Inn, Kolkata (Calcutta) has 3 restaurants serving Bengali, Chinese, and Continental cuisines, and 1 bar. Amenities for The Peerless Inn, Kolkata (Calcutta) include 24 hrs coffee shop & room service.

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Nehru Children Museum

Nehru Children Museum is a centre for children’s activity, collection of puppets depicting the Ramayana & the Mahabharata, toys & dolls and a huge library for children. This is opened on all days except Mondays from 12-00 noon to 8 pm.

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Rajarhat Kolkata – New Town

Rajarhat also called Rajarhat Gopalpur or New Town, Kolkata, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is one of India’s latest and fastest-growing planned new cities.

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