2. West Bengal is a eastern state of
India which is located in between
bay of Bengal and Himalayan
region. It has multicultural
environment and historical
building .
It has longstanding history from
ancient India to Modern India. It is
famous for cultural activities and
educational institution.
During of end of British rule, Bengal
divided in two part i.e east Bengal
and west Bengal.
4. Sundarban National Park is
Tiger reserve, Biosphere
park in West Bengal. It is
part of Sundarban delta and
adjacent of Sundarban
reserve forest of Bangladesh.
This is covered by mangrove
forest and largest Tiger
Reserve of all India.
It has lot of species like as
variety of bird, crocodile and
reptile.
5. VICTORIA MEMORIAL
Today the Victoria Memorial Hall is a museum
having an assortment of Victoria memorabilia,
British Raj paintings and other displays. As
night descends on Kolkata, the Victoria
Memorial Hall is illuminated, giving it a fairy
tale look. It is interesting to note that the
Victoria Memorial was built without British
government funds.
At present, the Victoria Memorial has notable
collection of weapons, sculptors, paintings,
maps, coins, stamps, artifacts, textiles etc. The
Royal gallery in Victoria Memorial has portraits
of the Queen and Prince Albert. There are
numerous paintings, illustrating events from
Victoria's life.
6. HOWRAH BRIDGE
The Howrah Bridge is a bridge that spans the
Hooghly River in West Bengal. It was originally
named the New Howrah Bridge because it links
the city of Howrah to its twin city, Kolkata
(Calcutta). On 14 June 1965, it was renamed
Rabindra Setu, after Rabindranath Tagore a
great poet and the first Indian Nobel laureate.
However it is still popularly known as the
Howrah Bridge.
The bridge is one of the four on the Hooghly
River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and
West Bengal
7. ALIPORE ZOO
Zoological Garden or Zoo in Kolkata is one of the prime tourist
spots in the city. The Alipore Zoological Garden first opened its gate
on the 1st of May, 1876 and since then has remained an absolute
favorite of children. The history of Alipore Zoo Garden dates back
to as early as 1842, when the curator of Bengal Asiatic Society, Dr
John McCleland came up with a plan for the establishment of the
zoological garden in Calcutta. However, this did not materialize and
was followed by the plan of Dr. Joseph Bart Fayrer (the president of
Asiatic Society of Bengal) in 1867.
8. VIDYASAGAR SETU
Vidyasagar Setu, which is famously called
Second Hooghly Bridge is located over the
River Hooghly in Kolkata. Vidyasagar Setu is
reckoned as one of the longest bridges of its
type across India. It is also acknowledged as
one of the longest bridges of Asia. This cable-
stayed bridge covers a little over 457 m and
has a deck of 35 m width. The building of the
bridge was initiated in 1978 and it was
eventually opened to the public on the 10th
of October, 1992.
9. KALIGHAT TEMPLE
Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
the Hindu goddess Kali. Kalighat was a Ghat (landing
stage) sacred to Kali on the old course of the
Hooghly River (Bhagirathi) in the city of Kolkata.
The Temple is visited by pilgrims from all over India
irrespective of sectarian differences. The thousands
of pilgrims who flock daily to the Kalighat Temple
treat Kali very much like a human mother, bringing
her their domestic problems and prayers for
prosperity, and returning when their prayers are
fulfilled to express their gratitude. Their attitude
towards the Goddess is guided by their religious
traditions and training, their spiritual and
intellectual capacities and the guidance of their
Temple priests.
10. INDIAN MUSEUM
The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest
museum in India and has rare collections of
antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils,
skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. It
was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in
Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814. The founder
curator was Dr Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish
botanist. It has six sections comprising thirty five
galleries of cultural and scientific artifacts
namely Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology,
Zoology and Economic Botany. This multipurpose
Institution with multidisciplinary activities is
being included as an Institute of national
importance in the seventh schedule of the
Constitution of India.
11. JORASANKO THAKUR BARI
The Jorasanko Thakur Bari in Jorasanko, north of Kolkata, West Bengal,
India, is the ancestral home of the Tagore family, at 6/4 Dwarakanath
Tagore Lane Jorasanko, Kolkata 700007. It is the house in which the poet
and first non-European Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born. It is
also the place where he spent most of his childhood and died on 7 August
1941. The house has been restored to reflect the way the household
looked when the Tagore family lived in it and currently serves as the
Tagore museum for Kolkata. The museum offers details about the history
of the Tagore family including its involvement with the Bengal
Renaissance and the Brahmo Samaj.
12. EDEN GARDENS
It is the home of the Bengal Cricket Team and the
Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier
League, as well as being a venue for Test, One
Day International and Twenty 20 International
matches. Nevertheless, it remains the third
biggest cricket stadium in the world, trailing
Melbourne Cricket Ground and ANZ Stadium in
Australia. As the saying goes in the world of
cricket that a cricketer's cricketing education is
not complete till he has played in front of a
packed Eden Gardens.
13. BIRLA PLANETARIUM
Popularly known as Taramandal, the planetarium was
inaugurated on 2 July 1963 by the then Prime Minister of
India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It has an electronics laboratory for
design and fabrication of science equipment. It has an
astronomy gallery that maintains a huge collection of fine
paintings and celestial models of renowned astronomers.
The Planetarium also has an astronomical observatory
equipped with a Celestron C-14 Telescope with accessories
such as ST6 CCD camera and solar filter.
14. SHAHEED MINAR
The Shaheed Minar, formerly known as the
Ochterlony Monument is a monument in Kolkata
that was erected in 1828 in the memory of
Major General Sir David Ochterlony, commander
of the British East India Company, to
commemorate both his successful defense of
Delhi against the Marathas in 1804 and the
victory of the East India Company's armed forces
over the Gurkhas in the Anglo-Nepalese War.
The monument was constructed in his memory.
It was designed by J.P. Parker and paid for from
public funds.
15. PARK STREET
Mother Teresa Sarani, formerly Park Street and still
often called by that name, and originally Burial
Ground Road, is a street in the city of Kolkata
(formerly Calcutta). Park Street has been the
recreation zone for Kolkata people since the British
era, with many restaurants and pubs. It is often
known as Food Street and the street that never
sleeps. This road runs from Chowringhee Road in
the west to Park Circus in the east. The portion of
Park Street between Chowringhee Road and Mullick
Bazar has been the one of the city's attractions for
years.
16. KOLKATA TOWN HALL
Kolkata Town Hall in Roman Doric style, was built in 1813 by the architect
and engineer Major General John Garstin (1756-1820) with a fund of
700,000 Rupees raised from a lottery to provide the Europeans with a
place for social gatherings. At first, the hall was placed under a committee,
which allowed the public to use the hall under such terms and conditions
as were fixed by the Government. The public could visit the ground floor
hall to see statues and large size portrait paintings but they were not
allowed indiscriminate access to the upper storey.
17. West Bengal is filled with wonders to amuse the
tourists. One can visit the state, especially the capital
city Kolkata with a proper itinerary. Some other places
such as Raj Bhavan, National library of India, Rabindra
Sadan, Star Theatre, Millenium Park, The Mother House
and the list continues. So what are you waiting for? Plan
your trip now!
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