The world-famous
metro city Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal, India. The other name of city
is Calcutta situated on the bank of river Hooghly. Experts call this metropolis
as principal of commercial, educational and cultural city of Eastern India. The
big port of the city is oldest operating port of India. As per survey conducted
in 2011 the average population of city was 4.5 million. Kolkata was the big trading
center for British East India Company (BEIC) as they started settling their
firm by entering from the port of Kolkata. Prior to BEIC the complete state was
ruled by Mughal Empire.
The Nawab from
Bengal gave the permission of trading to BEIC which was the big mistake for the
whole nation. In 1690 British government established their Company in Kolkata and
started spreading their trading centers throughout the nation. In 1756, Nawab
Siraj-ud-Daulah took the control of city which was retaken by BEIC in 1772. The
big part about Kolkata is the city served the nation as capital of India till 1911.
This city becomes the major center for independence movement of India.
Several sightseeing
locations of Kolkata makes it first choice for the visitors. This note is about
the tourist attraction of Kolkata so that travelers will easily reach the
favorite spots and save their lots of time.
Attraction
of Kolkata:
Birla Museum:
the huge industrial firm Birla is progressing rapidly. Youngsters can learn the
achievements of the city by visiting Birla industrial and technical museum.
Birla Planetarium:
next spot for tourism in Kolkata is planetarium. Believer of God and the
science students must visit the location. This Planetarium was built in 1962 structured
beautifully so tourists are definitely going to enjoy the spot.
Fort William:
the castle of William built in 1781 is next spot for visitors. It was constructed
in the honor of Ruler William –III of British Empire.
Howrah
Bridge: Kolkata city is famous for its world-known bridge Howrah. Presently the
bridge is the landmark of city to the world. In local terms bridge is known as Rabindra
Setu expressed as the Kolkata gateway.
Indian
Museum: the store having Egyptian mummy and skeleton of dinosaur is another
location for travelers. The museum is best Indian tourist place houses various amazingly
discovered things of mankind. Kolkata museum is the oldest as well as biggest museum
of the nation. There are around 60 galleries containing different stuffs of
diverse period of India.
Jorasanko
Thakur Bari: the state Bengal is known as the land of philosophers and performers.
The poet, writer and philosopher of India Rabindranath Tagore was born in Jorasanko
Thakur Bari, Kolkata, Bengal. Visitors must visit the house of Tagore which is
known as Jorasanko Thakur Bari.
Marble
Palace: the top most spot of Kolkata is Marble palace having amazing collection
of art. The palace is located close to Chorbagan area. Art lovers should attain
the palace on priority. The mahal was built by Rajendra Mallick in 1835.
Sabarna
Sangrahashala: the rich heritage of Sabarna family always attracts the tourist
throughout the nation. Sabarna Sangrahashala is the museum managed by SRCPP (Sabarrna
Roy Choudhary Paribar Parishad) group.
Science City:
this spot is best known location particularly for children. Around 6 to 8 hours
are required in this amazing place to learn about the various things available
in the spot.
Shobhabazar
Rajbari: Durga Puja is the one which makes the Bengal special religious
destination. The fest of Durga Mata is celebrated with full of joy, enthusiasm and
excitement. The puja was started at Shobhabajar Rajbari in admiration of Superintendent
Lord Clive in year 1757.
Victoria
Memorial: shining Victoria memorial is next
location available for visitors. Here the verdant greenery areas near the
memorial are beautiful. Built by William Emerson who was the President of BIA (British
institute of Architects) in 1921.
Eden Gardens:
today the biggest cricket stadium of India is located at Eden Garden, Kolkata. The
gardens at such area are beautifully maintained. The name of the gardens was
after Eden who was the daughter of Auckland’s governor.
Jaldapara
Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS): British government was attracted by the natural
resources available in Bengal. The state is also popular for having huge amount
of jungle. The Bengal tiger is world-famous and travelers can view the animals
at Jaldapara wildlife sanctuary. However, the park is positioned close to the
city and it is spread in 25 square kms. Some common animals available in the JWS
are horned Rhino, elephants, spot deer and tiger.
Many other
spots for travelers are Rabindra Sarovar, Botanical Gardens, Birla Temple, Kali
Temple, Nakhoda Mosque, and St Paul's Cathedral church. Every spot is having
unique feature and travelers avail the detail study about the spots at several
other sources. Kolkata is also popular for having amazing beaches though
travelers have to cross few Kms to reach the beach area.
Attaining to
Kolkata:
The big
cities such as Lucknow is 1004 kms away, Kanpur is 1006 kms away, Nagpur is 1124
kms away, Delhi is 1441 kms away, and Bhopal is 1461 kms away.
By Rail: Howrah
railway station is properly linked to numerous big cities of India. However, Sealdah
is next big railway station of Kolkata connected to almost every metro city of
nation. Train from every corner of the country is available for Kolkata. This metro
city is having huge west railway network allowing people to reach from anywhere
in the India.
By Air: NSCB
(Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) is the International Airport situated at Dumdum. The
gap of only 17 kms from center part of Kolkata permits visitors to reach
location easily. The domestic as well as international flights are easily
reaching this airport at frequent intervals. The airlines of international
companies are having countless flights for Kolkata.
By Road: the
roads of Bengal are properly managed by the state government. Kolkata is big
business hub as well as tourist destination and a metro city so its having lots
of values for the nation.