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Kolkata’s most visited place

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Kolkata the city of joy

Kolkata the city of joy situated besides the bang of Ganges. Kolkata has been nick named the city of palaces ,this comes from numerous palatial mansions built all over the city. The buildings were designed and inspired by the tastes of the English gentleman around and the aspiring Bengali Babu .Not only the buildings it also has some visiting places which shows the culture and the nature of Bengali people. Few of those are -Victoria memorial; Dakshinersw temple; town hall; museum; Eden gardens; Kumartooly; science city etc.

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Temple of Dakshineswe

rDakshineswer Kali mondir is a Hindu temple locate in Dakshineswer near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly river, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, an aspect of Kali, literally meaning, ‘She who takes Her devotes across the ocean of existence’. The temple was built by Rani Rasmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali in 1855. The temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna a mysti8c of 19th Century Bengal. Now its not only a religious place of Hindu, its also a place of visit to the traveler or a newcomer of Kolkata.

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Museum of Kolkata

The Indian Museum is the largest museum in Asia. The Museum Situated on Chowringhee Avenue, it houses perhaps the greatest collection of Indian natural history and an Indian Art collection to rival the Smithsonian Institution and the British Museum. Of specific note are the meteorite hall and dinosaur hall in the Natural History and Geology section, the numismatics section and the collections of Gandhara Art, Burmese woodwork, Mughal miniatures and Tibetan banner sections in the Indian Art section. The Anthropological Survey of India headquarters and the Government College of Art and Craft are housed in the same building. The Geological Survey of India headquarters moved from the museum to Bidhan Nagar recently. The Indian Museum has a library of excellent historical value, it has lots of historical things to see, not only the things related to Indian history there is also few things which is related to the foreign countries like mummy etc. The traveler who comes to visit Kolkata are also visit the museum.

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Victoria MemorialThe Victoria Memorial, officially the Victoria Memorial Hall, is a memorial building dedicated to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, which is located in Kolkata, India- the capital of West Bengal and a former capital of British India. It currently serves as a museum and a tourist attraction. It is an autonomous organization within the Government of India’s Ministry of Culture.The memorial was designed by Sir William Emerson using Indo-Saracenic style, incorporating Mughal elements in the structure. Lord Redesdale and Sir David Prain designed the gardens. The foundation stone of the memorial was laid down in the year 1906. The monument was intended to serve as a tribute to the success of the British Empire in India.

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Kolkata PanoramaCalcutta Museum (Town Hall), Kolkata is one of the finest museums located in the City of Joy. Founded by the Asiatic Society in the year of 1814. Also known as Kolkata Panorama, this ancient building unfolds the cultural richness of the city. It upholds the history of Kolkata and is known to unravel its rich heritage. The Calcutta Museum is separated in to 19 enclaves and the museum gives us an insight about the social, tumultuous freedom movement, political and socio-economic history, and the domains of literature, education, performing art, music, science and technology of Kolkata. The visitors are sure to enjoy the rich past of the city. It is the perfect place to enrich your self about the past history of Asia. The most interesting and exciting thing about Town Hall, is that it conveys the rich history of Kolkata with the aid of animated light and sound shows. Visitors of all ages enjoy this show. It is especially interesting for the children, who will find interest if the Kolkata history is shown to them via this medium. The museum is huge and spacious and covers about 1200 square meters. When you are within this museum, you will find various information about the Bengal Renaissance, battle of Plassey and the music of Kolkata. The history of Freedom Struggle is fully depicted in this museum.

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Eden GardensEden Gardens

Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in KOLKATA . It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League’s Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and one day international ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity. It is widely acknowledged to be the most iconic cricket stadium in the country and one of the most iconic stadiums in the world. Eden Gardens has hosted 35 Test matches in India.

Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in KOLKATA . It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League’s Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and one day international ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity. It is widely acknowledged to be the most iconic cricket stadium in the country and one of the most iconic stadiums in the world. Eden Gardens has hosted 35 Test matches in India.

Established in 1864, Eden Gardens currently holds 90,000 people following renovations for the Cricket World Cup 2011; a capacity down from an estimated 100,000 before the upgrade. Eden Gardens is also the second largest stadium in India behind the Salt Lake Stadium also situated in Kolkata. The stadium is located in the Binoy Badal Dinesh Bag(BBD Bag) area of the city, near the State Secretariat and the High Court

Established in 1864, Eden Gardens currently holds 90,000 people following renovations for the Cricket World Cup 2011; a capacity down from an estimated 100,000 before the upgrade. Eden Gardens is also the second largest stadium in India behind the Salt Lake Stadium also situated in Kolkata. The stadium is located in the Binoy Badal Dinesh Bag(BBD Bag) area of the city, near the State Secretariat and the High Court

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Place of Clay Modeling

Kumartooly is the place of clay modeling. This place is as old as the city. Durga puja is the main festival of this city. Only the jaminders were do this puja in there mahal. For this reason they called the clay artist from Krishnanagar to create the goddess image. They came here and started living there. During the partition of the country some of the clay artist of Bangladesh came here and started there work. Hundred of the foreign tourist came here to see the art, and the image of the god and goddess.

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