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Kalighat Temple
Rebuilt in 1809, Kalighat is the actual temple from which Kalikata takes its name since then it has been a significant pilgrimage site.

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Nehru Children's Museum
This small museum is value visiting for its models depicting the Hindu epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Nehru Children's Museum
 
 

Indian Museum

Indian Museum
This museum was established in 1878 on Jawaharlal Nehru Road. The museum is built in Italian architectural fashion and is measured as the biggest museum in the country and one of the most excellent in Asia. The largest museum has six sections: Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology and Industry. From the

 
 

Egyptian mummy to the bones of the whale and some atypical statues; the museum has every thing. One of the rooms has a compilation of meteorites. The museum also has an exclusive fossil assortment of prehistoric animals which includes a massive crocodile and a huge tortoise.

 
 

Eden Garden
The gardens were fashioned in 1840 and named after the sister of Lord Auckland, the previous governor general. The thought was to make a Biblical - style Garden of Eden in India. The area dotted with attractive trees and shrubs is intersected by zigzag paths, and there is a great artificial lake. At the side of the gardens, is the

Eden Garden
 
 

world prominent Eden Gardens cricket stadium. The stadium is made-up to be the largest in Asia with a seats capability of more than a lakh viewer. Here International test & one day matches are held.

 
  St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral
Built between 1839 and 1847, St Paul's Cathedral is one of India's the majority significant churches. The steeple fell during an earthquake in 1897 and was redesigned and rebuilt. Inside there's a numeral gorgeous memorials and discolored glass, together with the west window by Sir Edward Burne-Jones.

 
 

Academy of Fine Arts
This is Permanent galleries comprise medieval Bengali and Indian diminutive paintings, textiles and outstanding sample of old hand-woven Dacca and Baluchari saris. A Jamini Roy compilation and Desmond Doig's pen and ink sketches of Calcutta's nostalgic landmark are also on vision.

Academy of Fine Arts
 
  Science City

Science City
On Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Science City is a region of information and escapade. Science City has Space Theater, Space Flight, Dinosaurs Alive, Life in Water, a world of Insects and Reptiles, Walkthrough Aviary, Butterfly corner, conference Centre, four seminar halls and 4 halls, Mini Auditorium, Musical cascade and a lot of others.

 
 

Nalban
It is situated at Salt Lake City, adjoining to Nicco Park. Away from central Calcutta, Nalban is a gorgeous picnic spot for families who want to spend few hours in the moderately greenery, tucked away from the jostle and hustle and bustle of the city life.

Nalban
 
  Nicco Park (Jheel Meel)

Nicco Park (Jheel Meel)
It’s located at Salt Lake. The enjoyment park is the Disneyland of West Bengal, with an assortment of unusual games and rides.

 
 

The Botanical Garden
This attractive, Asia’s largest and second largest in the world, 273 acre park of lawns and woods, on the western bank of Hoogly, was founded in 1787 by Col. Alexander Kyd of the East India Company. There are more than 30,000 multiplicities of trees and plants.

The Botanical Garden
 
  High Court

High Court
Built by Walter Granville in 1872 in Gothic Style is one of the oldest courts in India is the marker of Calcutta. The court also has a tower, which stands 60 meters tall.

 
 

Birla Mandir
Situated on Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, it is the most recent adding up to the places of visit in Calcutta. It took twenty-two years of sedulous work to build this all-marble construction. The holy place has very elevated excellence Rajasthani engravings. This impressive and striking structure in white attracts huge crowd day by day.

Birla Mandir
 
  Fort William

Fort William
It is the Fortress of Calcutta. With the consent of the Nawab of Bengal, this fortress was built between 1696 and 1702 by the British East India Company and named after King William III of England. In 1756 the fort was taken by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-dullah. In 1757 East India Company regained their power and demolished

 
  this fort and they started renovation of the fort. The new fort was finished in 1773 and it is still there.  
 
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