Cosa fare a Calcutta
Le attrazioni principali attorno a cui costruire le giornate, una volta scelto quando andare.
Yuva Bharati Krirangan
Il Yuva Bharati Krirangan è il secondo più grande stadio presente nel mondo, con una capacità di ben 120.000 spettatori. Situato a Bidhannagar, nella periferia di Calcutta, è un impianto polifunzionale.
Victoria Memorial
Il Victoria Memorial, ufficialmente Victoria Memorial Hall, è un edificio costruito in memoria di Vittoria (1819-1901), Regina del Regno Unito e Imperatrice dell'India, edificato a Calcutta tra il 1906 e il 1921, che al tempo era la capitale dell'India britannica. Attualmente è un museo e la maggiore attrattiva turistica della città sotto gli auspici del Ministro della Cultura. Il museo è situato tra il Maidan ed il fiume Hooghly, vicino alla strada dedicata a Jawaharlal Nehru.
Museo Indiano
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna style temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. The presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini (Kali), a form of Mahadevi or Parashakti Adya Kali, otherwise known as Adishakti Kalika. The temple was built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a zamindar, and a devotee of Kali. The temple is associated with Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi, his wife and devotee mystic, both of 19th century Bengal.
Kalighat Kali Temple
Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India.
Tipu Sultan Mosque
The Tipu Sultan Mosque, officially known as the Tipu Sultan Shahi Mosque, also known locally as the Tipu Sultan Masjid, and formerly known as the Dharmatala Mosque, is a mosque located in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. The mosque is named after Tipu Sultan, a famous ruler of Mysore. Located at 185 Dharmatala Street, the mosque is renowned for its architectural and cultural heritage relics.
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Church of North India (CNI) cathedral of Anglican background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted for its Gothic architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle. It is the seat of the Diocese of Calcutta. The cornerstone was laid in 1839; the building was completed in 1847. It is said to be the largest church in Kolkata and the first Anglican cathedral in Asia. It was also the first new-built cathedral in the overseas territory of the British Empire. The edifice stands on Cathedral Road on the "island of attractions," the site was chosen to provide for more space for the growing population of the European community in Calcutta in the 1800s.
Maidan
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, previously known as the Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta Botanic Garden, and Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, is a botanical garden situated in Shibpur, Howrah near Kolkata. The garden houses a wide variety of rare plants boasting of a total collection of over 12,000 specimens spread over 109 hectares. It is managed by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Nakhoda Masjid
The Nakhoda Masjid is a Sunni mosque, located in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. The mosque is situated in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani. Completed in 1926, it is the principal mosque for Kolkata and it is affiliated with the Hanafi school.
cattedrale di Nostra Signora del Rosario
La cattedrale di Nostra Signora del Rosario è la cattedrale dell'arcidiocesi di Calcutta e si trova nella città di Calcutta, in India.
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Jorasanko Thakur Bari is a Haveli in Jorasanko, North Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus. Build in Traditional Bengali Architecture of Dalan genre, it is considered to be a heritage, historic icon and centre of socio-cultural evolution of Kolkata.
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