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CALCUTTA HIGH COURT WAS BUILT IN 19TH CENTURY BY THE BRITISH. A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GOTHIC STRUCTURE .

A COLONIAL STRUCTURE

THERE ARE MANY BUILDINGS IN KOLCUTTA BUILT IN THE ENGLISH VICTORIAN STYLE. CALCUTTANS ARE PROUD TO PRESERVE THESE MONUMENTS AS HERITAGE BUILDINGS.

BABOO GHAT.

THIS PLACE IS CALLED BABOO GHAT OR THE BATHING PLACE OF INDIAN BENGALI GENTLEMEN. THE STORY GOES THOSE WHO WRE WRESTLERS, BODY BUILDERS AND WHO DID REGULAR EXCERCISE THOSE DAYS USED TO GET THEIR BODY MASSAGED WITH OIL BY THE MESSURES EVERYDAY. THAT COMMUNITY CAME FROM THE VILLAGES OF ORISSA AND BIHAR PROVINCE. THEY ARE STILL THERE MISSING ARE THE BABOOS OR THE BENGALI ARISTOCRATS OF 19TH CENTURY.

CALCUTTA TRAM CAR.

CALCUTTA IS NEVER COMPLETE WITHOUT THE DHOTICLAD( THE BENGALI DRESS) GENTLEMAN AND THE TRAM CAR. THE TRAM CAR STILL REMAINS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF THE WORLD. FOR CALCUTTANS IT IS PURE NOSTALGIA.

HOWRAH BRIDGE

THIS BRIDGE IS THE LARGEST CANTILEVER BRIDGE IN INDIA. IT TOOK 20 YRS, TO BUILD. COMPLETED IN 1943. A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF BRITISH ENGINEERING. ABOUT 7 MILLION PEOPLE COMMUTES OVER IT EVERYDAY. IT CONNECTS HOWRAH STATION WITH CALCUTTA CITY. BUILT ON THE RIVER GANGES.

SECOND HOOGLY BRIDGE.

SECOND BRIDGE ON THE GANGES. A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF INDIAN ENGINEERING. BUILT IN THE YEAR 2000. TOOK 9 YEARS TO BUILT.

A VIEW OF CALCUTTA FROM THE GANGES RIVER.

ONE SIDE VIEW OF CALCUTTA CITY FROM THE RIVER GANGES.

BRABOURNE ROAD CHURCH

THIS CHURCH WAS BUILT IN THE YR.1905. I SHALL GET MORE INFO. ON OTHER CHURCHES.