Hi friends today you will know about Kolkata top most visiting places and their specialties. So, 1st is-
Howrah Bridge
The name of Howrah Bridge is also ‘Rabindra Setu’. It is near Howrah station which connects Howrah with Kolkata. In 1862, the Bengal government ordered George Turnbull, the chief engineer of the East India Railway Company, to build a pool on the Hooghly River. Due to the marshy land in the shore, a lot of money was required for the foundation of this bridge. Howrah Bridge Act was passed in 1871 AD and then gradually the bridge came into existence.
The special thing about this bridge is that not a single nut-vault has been used in the construction of this bridge. Instead, the technology of rivet has been used in it. A total of 26,500 tonnes of steel was consumed in its construction. The bridge was being built under the Mukherjee Commission, headed by R.N. Mukherjee fixed a fixed size for it. It was designed by Mr. Walton and Miss Rendell.
Victoria Memorial
The Victoria Memorial is just a large palatial figure made of marble. It was constructed between 1906 AD to 1921 AD. It was formally established in 1921 AD. This building was built in the memory of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). The British Government of London was supported for the expenses in its construction. Its total budget at that time was one crore five lakh rupees.
The marble used in the Taj Mahal was also used in its construction. Its design seems to be similar to the design of Tajmal. This palace has an octagonal canopy, terrace and high entrance.
There are a total of 25 galleries in which Royal Gallery, National Leader Gallery, Portrait Gallery, Central Hall, Sculpture Gallery, Arms and Armory Gallery, Calcutta Gallery etc. are prominent.
There are many big pictures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the Royal Gallery. These pictures are replicas of the photographs of the Queen located in London. Victine photographs depict Queen Victoria’s wedding to Prince Albert at the Chapel Royal, Edward IV’s wedding, Victoria’s first Silver Jubilee at Westminster Abbey, etc.
Eden Garden
Eden Gardens is a cricket stadium located in Kolkata. It was established in the year 1864. This is the ‘home ground’ of the Bengal cricket team. All types of cricket tournaments can be played in it. This ground is named after Eden, sister of Lord Auckland, the Governor General of British India. This is the city’s BBD. It is located in the garden area.
This is a very big stadium in which about one lakh people can sit together and enjoy a match. At the time of establishment, its capacity was about 66 thousand people. In this, the first test match was played in 1934 and the first one-day match was played in 1987 AD.
In this ground VVS. Laxman scored the most Test match runs. The Indian team scored the highest number of ODI runs here. The Indian team had scored 405 runs for five wickets in this match. Rohit Sharma scored the highest score of 264 runs in the ODI against Sri Lanka in this ground.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar is the temple of Goddess Kali of Hindus. It was built by Rani Rashmani. It is believed that when Rani Rashmani was about to make a pilgrimage to Banaras, she had a dream of the Mother Goddess, in which the mother said that there is no need for her to go to Banaras. You build my idol on the banks of the Ganges and install it in a very beautiful temple and arrange for my worship. By doing this, I will accept my worship to be held there.
This temple is based on the special architecture of Bengal Navratna. This temple is of three floors with the entrance towards the south. It has a total of 9 peaks. This temple is spread over a total of 20 acres of land.
The name of the idol of Maa Kali established in this temple is Maa Bhavatarini. Ramakrishna Paramhansa arrived in this temple in 1855 AD. He was the assistant of his elder brother Pujari Ramkumar, after the death of Ramkumar, he became the priest here.
The day of installation of the idol of Mata Kali in this temple was fixed on the day of ‘Snan Yatra’. On 1 May 1855, many priests and pundits were invited from different provinces of India for worship. Accepting this invitation, about one lakh priests took part in the installation of the idol.
After the inauguration of this temple, Rani Rashmani was able to stay here only for five years and nine months, after that her health started deteriorating. Finding himself near death around 1861, he handed over his land, which he had bought in Dinajpur, to the temple trust so that the temple could be maintained continuously. There are also 12 temples of Lord Shiva in this temple. Black and white stones have been used in these temples. These temples of Lord Shiva are located near Kuthi Bari. Shiva-lingas have been established in all the temples. All these temples have been built towards the east.
There are temples of Lord Vishnu in the north-east direction of the Dakshineswar temple. In this temple there is an idol of Lord Krishna of twenty-one and a half inches and an idol of Radha of sixteen inches. It is believed that Shri Ram Krishna Paramahansa himself used to worship in this temple.
This place becomes the center of attraction during Kali Puja. During this, the temple is decorated very well with the use of many types of lights and different types of flowers. Devotees start waiting in line for the opening of the main gate from early morning on the day of worship.
Belur Math is situated at a distance of only three kilometers from Dakshineswar Temple, so by coming here, Belur Math can be seen very easily.
Belur Math
Belur Math is the headquarters of the Math and Mission established by Swami Vivekananda. It is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River. Vivekananda was the chief disciple of Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa. This monastery was the main place of social reform work carried out by Swami Ramakrishna. Over time, it has many branches in India and abroad, including 141 in India, 14 in Bangladesh, 13 in America, 2 in Russia and 1-1 in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Fiji, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland etc. is installed on. Altogether there are 187 branches of this mission and monastery around the world.
Apart from this, many sub-shakhas also opened. Following are its many features.
The biggest feature of this temple is that it works to connect all the religions. In its architecture, the harmony of all religions like Christian, Muslim, Hindu etc. is seen. In this way it also becomes a symbol of national unity.
The main gate of this temple located in Belur Math has been constructed like the main gate of Buddhist temples, which gets bigger after going inside and starts looking like temples located in South India.
The windows inside the temple have been built in the Rajputana style of northern India and in the style of palaces of some Mughal emperors. The temple is derived from the arts originated in the Middle European Renaissance period. Its ground map is shaped like a Christian cross.
Science City
Science City is a science-focused museum located in Kolkata. Its main objective is to increase interest in science among common people. Its foundation was laid on 1 July 1997 AD. In this, many types of scientific things and facts have been presented in a very interesting way. This is B. s. It is located in Haldane Avenue. There is a display of the things of Illusion in one place, along with it there are things like ‘Power of Tense’, ‘Fresh Water Aquarium’, ‘Live Butterfly Enclave’, ‘Science on a Sphere’.
Illusion is a permanent exhibition in which the illusions of the world are displayed in a very interesting way.
The ‘Power of Tense’ has 43 exhibits, which show the smallest to largest scale of the universe increasing or decreasing in the ratio of 10.
There are a total of 26 tanks in the ‘Fresh Water Aquarium’ located in it, in which different types of fish are on display. It also gives a lot of description of the biodiversity of fishes.
In this, a circular projection system has been built by the ‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’ (NOAA), 70 people can see the exhibition here. This exhibition is of total 30 minutes.
There is a science research house here. Established in the year 2016, this exploration house is spread over 5400 square meters. It has four main sections. As the name suggests, it has ‘Emerging Technology Gallery’, ‘Evolution of Life – A Dark Side’, ‘Panorama of Human Evolution’ and ‘Science and Technology Heritage of India’.
There is a huge theater in it, which has a seating capacity of about 2200 people. About 100 participants can display their art simultaneously on the platform built in it.
It also houses the ‘Space Odyssey’ 3-D Vision Theatre, in which scientific films are shown with the help of stereo back projection. Along with this, there are about 35 such exhibits, which shows an exhibition based on the reflection of light.
Kalighat
Kolkata has always been the center of spirituality, one of the reasons for which is that the people here have great faith in gods and goddesses. Kalighat is the temple of Maa Kali. Kalighat also has a place in the 51 Shaktipeeths of India. It is believed that the toe of Sati fell here. In January 1570 AD, Padmavati Debi, daughter-in-law of the Sabarna Roychowdhury family, saw a divine light coming from the Kali Kund. On passing it was seen that this light was coming from a small stone the size of a toe. With this miracle, Laxmikant Roy Chowdhury was born in the month of October this year.
The Kali Maa temple seen in the present times is only 200 years old. While its history dates back to the fifteenth century. The original temple was a small hut in ancient times. The present temple has been built by Santosh Roy Chowdhury of Subarna Roy Chowdhury’s dynasty.
There is a plant named ‘Sosthi Tala’ at a place in the temple. This is a cactus plant which has stones in its roots. Who are called Maa Shoshti, Maa Sheetla and Maa Mangal Chandi. It was founded in the year 1880 by a devotee named Govind Das. It is also considered to be the samadhi of Brahmananda Giri. The women see the religious rituals here.
There is a temple of Lord Shiva with this temple, which is called Nakuleshwar Temple. Along with this, there is also a temple of Radha-Krishna. It is said about the temple of Radha Krishna that it was established in 1723 AD.
Being a Shakti Peeth, the importance of this place is huge. It is believed that the vow made here is fulfilled very soon and after the fulfillment of the vow, a sacrifice is offered to the mother.
The idol of Maa Kali located in it is different from other Kali statues of Bengal. The present statue was built by two sadhus, whose names were Atmaram Brahmachari and Brahmanand Giri. This statue is based on the form of ‘Mata Bhuvaneshwari’. Mata Bhuvaneshwari is the family deity of Subarna Roy Chowdhury’s family.
Alipore Zoo
Alipore is one of the oldest formally established zoos in India. It was first opened as a zoo in May 1876. It is located at Alipore Road, Kolkata. This zoo is spread over 46.5 acres. It is one of the major tourist places in Kolkata. A total of 1266 animals have been kept in this, in which a total of 108 species are included. Sanyal was the first superintendent of this zoo.
This place is a very good place to visit during Christmas, New Year or winter days. It has Royal Bengal Tiger, Megafauna, African Lion, Asiatic Lion, Jaguar, Hippopotamus, Elephant etc., thus always remains the center of attraction here.
Among the creatures of the reptile class, there are crocodiles, king cobras, clocks, Indian cobras, star tortoises, rattle snakes etc.
Among the birds, emu, vulture, white abyss, spoon bill, ostrich, bulbul, cuckoo, golden partridge, Chinese silver partridge, ospray, black stork, Australian parrot etc. are seen. Apart from all this, many other types of animals are seen.
National Library
The history of Calcutta Public Library is behind the National Library. Initially it was a non-government organization. This library is located in Alipore, Kolkata. On normal days it is open from 9 am to 8 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30 am to 6 pm.
There are about twenty two lakh seventy thousand books in it. Apart from this, eighty-six thousand maps, about three thousand manuscripts etc. are present. Its reading room, which has an anonymous language building, can accommodate about five hundred people at a time.
Materials can be collected from here for any kind of exploration. This library, filled with many excellent books of different Lalag branch, is a wonderful center of learning.
Some rules have to be followed to enter the Bhasha Bhavan. First of all, an application form has to be taken from the official website of National Library, which has to be attested by a gazetted officer and submitted to the National Library. After this, a reader pass has to be made between three and four o’clock on any normal days.
A ‘hidden chamber’-like place was found in this library. It was found in 2010 by the ASI Department of the Ministry of Culture. This unknown room was spread over a thousand square feet. There is a hypothesis that this room was used by Warren Hastigus and other British officers to punish people. This room is being filled with mud and mud to strengthen the foundation of this building, which was announced in 2011.
Fort William
It was constructed for the purpose of building a fort during the period of British India, named after King William III of England. There are basically two Fort William. Old Fort William was built in 1696 AD. In 1756, Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, attacked and conquered this fort and named it Alinagar. Because of this the British government had to establish a new fort.
This fort made of brick and mortar is an irregular octagon spread over five kilometers square kilometer, with five walls facing the plain and the other three walls towards the river Ganges. It is like a star fort. The soldiers living in such forts have no fear of guns. It has a total of six gates. The names of these gates are Chowringhee, Plassey, Calcutta, Water Gate, St George’s and Treasure Gate respectively.
This place is now a beautiful excursion spot as well as a historical place. Many historical information is also available on coming here.
Birla Planetarium
It also has an important place in the main tourist places of Kolkata. It is located on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata. It is also called Birla Planetarium. It was established on 2 July 1963 at the hands of the then India’s immediate Jawaharlal Nehru. It is the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest planetarium in the world.
It has an electronic laboratory in which the structure and design of scientific objects have been given. It has an astronomy gallery, in which there are large photographs of many astronomers and constellations moving in the sky.
In this astronomy gallery, a variety of instruments are kept from which the stars moving in the sky can be seen. Very close can be known about them. Among these devices, Celestron C-14 STSix is pre This place gives opportunity to common people and school students to complete more than a hundred projects regarding astrophysics, astronomy, space science etc. About six and a half hundred people can live in it simultaneously. Sent with CCD camera and solar filter.
The places to visit in Kolkata not only make you feel happy, but also serve as a source of various types of information.
