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The beautiful church stands for over two centuries to mark the beauty of the architecture during the French period - a good place to visit for historians and tourists alike. The remains of the Church of St. Louis are also an attractive tourist spot.
The Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic heritage church situated at Chandannagar in Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under the Archdiocese of Calcutta, and it is a heritage site declared by the West Bengal Heritage Commission. The structure is an authentic expression of French architectural style in India.
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Considered to be the finest specimen of Bengal-style docālā (দোচালা, "double-sloped") roof temples. It was built in 1739-40 by Indranarayan Roychoudhury.
Institut de Chandernagore
One of the oldest and finest museums in the entire region. It boasts a beautiful collection of French antiques which are difficult to find anywhere else in the world, including the cannons used in the Anglo-French war, wooden furniture of the 18th century etc. The institution still teaches French through regular classes.
Locally known as Joṛā Ghāṭ (জোড়া ঘাট, literally "twin ghats"), this memorial is dedicated to Dourgachorone Roquitte (দুর্গাচরণ রক্ষিত Durgācaraṇ Rakṣit), the first Indian to receive the Legion of Honour (French: Legion d'honneur), the highest French order of merit. Despite struggling in childhood, he gained a lot of wealth by his trade to the French, as well as Malaysia, Rangoon (present-day Yangon), Trinidad, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Egypt and Mauritius. As a philanthropist, he opened free schools and pharmacies, supplied free food grains and also sponsored pilgrimage. He also served as the mayor of Chandannagar as well as a judge in the local court. The memorial was built in 1921, on the donation of his son Shamachorone Roquitte.
Prefecture de Police
পাতাল বাড়ি Pātāl Bāṛi
Another beautiful example of the advancement in the knowledge of architecture and the aesthetic sense of the people of those earlier days. Its lowest floor is submerged in the River Hooghly. Rabindranath Tagore had frequently visited this edifice and appreciated a lot about it. He felt that the place influenced him to a large extent and broadened his intellectual capabilities. He has mentioned this house in many of his famous novels. Social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar also stayed in this building before Tagore.
রক্ষিত বাড়ি Rokhyit Bāṛi
The 19th-century residence of Dourgachorone Roquitte and his family. The Roquittes were textile magnates in Chandannagar before diversifying into other businesses. The building was built in phases.