Kolkata located on the east bank of the Hooghly River is the commercial, cultural, and educational center of Eastern India. In the late 17th century, it was ruled by the Nawab of Bengal and later East India company took over the city.
The city is known for its literary, artistic, and revolutionary heritage. Notable people who architected modern Bengali literature are Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The Bengal Renaissance was spear headed by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda, and others.
While the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. There are many buildings that depict Indo-Islamic and Indo-Saracenic heritage of the city.
The places of interest in the city are:
The city is known for its literary, artistic, and revolutionary heritage. Notable people who architected modern Bengali literature are Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The Bengal Renaissance was spear headed by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda, and others.
While the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. There are many buildings that depict Indo-Islamic and Indo-Saracenic heritage of the city.
The places of interest in the city are:
- Victoria Memorial
- Indian Museum
- National Library of India
- Dakshineswar Kali Temple
- Howrah Bridge
- Eden Gardens
- Kalighat Kali Temple
- Birla Mandir
- Vidyasagar Setu
- Howrah Railway Station
The lighted up bridge is a lovely scene!
ReplyDeleteAwesome clicks from City of Joy.
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I enjoy the street photography.
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I like the street photo very much.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, your pictures of architecture are so cool!
ReplyDeleteLovely shot of the bridge!
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous! I love the golden glow in that first shot.
ReplyDeletePretty....love the night scenes.
ReplyDeleteNice shots of the city
ReplyDeleteKolkata looks an amazing place to visit. The bridge illuminated in pink looks wonderful!
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Love that photo of the taxi! What a beautiful city. We do want to visit India!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting capture and info on the city! The riverine port sounds wonder
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely city indeed! Love to see the colors..
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spectacular photos..
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful.... to bad it is so far away for me to travel to
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Beautiful scenes from this city!
ReplyDeletelots to see and do in that place. For my personal taste it seems too busy. :)
ReplyDeleteYou always have such beautiful photos and I enjoy visiting another part of the world with you.
ReplyDeleteAmazing sights. The sounds must be, too!
ReplyDeleteInteresting night photos.
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