| If you are visiting to Kolkata, don't forget to visit these | | | | Lt. Governor of Bengal. With over 2 million books, it |
| beautiful places. These are the best places to visit | | | | caters to everybody’s demands and needs. |
| while in Kolkata. Kolkata is one of the most important | | | | India is proud of it today for imparting world class |
| cities in the East of India. Situated on east bank of | | | | library facilities to its users. You can get almost all |
| Hooghly River, Kolkata is third largest metropolitan of | | | | books here and it is a heaven for bookworms. |
| India. Kolkata was the capital of India till 1912, in English | | | | 3. Shaheed minar: As the name suggests, the tower is |
| regime and this shows its importance in Indian culture. It | | | | homage to martyrs. Established in the year 1868, it |
| was the most active city of India during the Indian | | | | was initially known as Ochterloney monument. The |
| Freedom Movement. | | | | design of this tower is a great mixture of various |
| Today Kolkata is visited by large number of visitors | | | | architectural styles beautifully clubbed together. The |
| from other parts of India as well as from outside India. | | | | unveiling of this tower marked the British victory in |
| If you are in Kolkata, then following are some of the | | | | Gurkha war. If you are fit enough to negotiate 218 |
| places you must not miss. | | | | steps to reach to the top of this tower, you will have a |
| 1. Howrah bridge: The bridge that runs along the river | | | | beautiful view of the city. |
| Hooghly has become a landmark for Kolkata and the | | | | 4. Marble palace: The marble palace is a nineteenth |
| whole of west Bengal. It connects the city of Howrah | | | | century mansion located in the north of Kolkata, will |
| to Kolkata. It is one of the finest cantilever bridges in | | | | capture your imagination from the first glimpse itself. A |
| the world. It is 705m long and 30m wide. When | | | | beautiful palace, it was built by one of the richest |
| illuminated at night, it looks like a long beautiful necklace. | | | | landlords of Kolkata. The building is a beautiful and |
| It is the soul of the city of Kolkata. Popularity of this | | | | wonderful mixture of various architectural styles. |
| bridge can be seen by the fact that there is a | | | | Though the architectural form is mainly gothic, a closer |
| Bollywood movie of same name that was released in | | | | look reveals mixture of other European and oriental |
| late 70’s. | | | | styles. The house contains some of the most famous |
| 2. National library: It is the biggest library in India and the | | | | British memorabilia. Equally striking are the gardens |
| country’s library for public records. Prior to | | | | surrounding this structure made of about 126 types of |
| independence, it was also the residential quarter of the | | | | marbles. |