Kolkata

Locations :

Lattitude: 22.34°N N,
Longitude: 88.22°E E
Best Time to Visit : September to March

Weather :

Summer : 30°C to 40°C
Winter : 10°C to 20°C
Monsoon : 23°C to 33°C

Kolkata also known as City of Joy, is one of the densely populated cities of India. It was once the capital of India during the British rule. It is also known as the cultural capital of India due to its culture, art, food, literature and movies. Many great personalities were born here. It has the oldest museum of the country having the only ‘Mummy’ in India other than the other historical things. It has the first night club of the country ‘Tantra’. Some of the famous historical buildings of this city are – Victoria Memorial, Howrah Bridge, Aurobindo Ashram, Birla Planetarium etc. The city is also world famous for its cuisines and sweets. 

Main Attractions
  • Victoria Memorial: It is one of the most renowned historical buildings of India made of large marbles in between the year 1906 – 1921. It was built in the memory of Queen Victoria. It has been converted to Museum now and one of the major tourist spot of Kolkata.
  • Fort Williams: Fort Williams was built in the year 1696 in the name of King William III. It took around ten years to complete the construction. It has two parts the Old and the New. The old was built in 1696 and the New in the year 1780 as the East India company found that there are some loopholes in the old and it cannot protect the fort from the enemies.
  • Belur Mutt: It was built by Swami Vivekananda the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa on the banks of river Hooghly. It is the headquarter of the Ramakrishna Mutt and Mission. The uniqueness of the building is its architecture which is built in Hindi, Islamic and Christian style and shows the unity of all religion.
  • The Indian Museum: This is one of the major tourist visiting places of Kolkata as it is one of the oldest Museum of the world having the only Mummy in India. It also has the collection of most famous ornaments, ornaments, fossils, skeletons, antiques, armors and stunning Mughal paintings.
  • The Botanical Garden: The botanical gardens of India were founded by Robert Kyd in the year 1787. It has the oldest banyan tree of the world which has a circumference of 330 meters. This garden is spread over an area of 109 hectares. 
 



Shopping
  • Park Street
  • New Market
  • Chowringhee Road
  • Mani Square Mall
  • City Center Mall
  • South City Mall
  • Quest Mall
 
Things To Do
Places of Worship:
  • Kalighat, Kolkata
  • Birla Temple, Kolkata
  • St. John’s Church, Kolkata
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata
  • Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, Kolkata
  • Nakhoda Masjid, Kolkata
  • Tipu Sultan Mosque, Kolkata
Places of Entertainment:
  • Millenium Park, Kolkata
  • Nicco Park, Kolkata
  • Science City, Kolkata
  • Aquatica India, Kolkata
  • James Princep Ghat, Kolkata 
 
Getting There
  • By Air – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose  International Airport is the major airport situated in Dumdum around 16km away from the city center.
  • By Railway – Howrah is the main railway station. It is the headquarters of the three zones Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway and Kolkata Metro Railways.
  • By Road – Kolkata is well linked by State transport buses from all parts of West Bengal. 
 
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