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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.
Considered to be the finest specimen of Bengal-style docālā (দোচালা, "double-sloped") roof temples. It was built in 1739-40 by Indranarayan Roychoudhury.
l'Eglise du Sacré Cœur
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.
Built by Sri Harihar Seth, and donated to the people of Chandannagar. This building still serves as a theatre hall and a library. It was first of its kind in the entire locality.
The French Cemetery contains 150 tombs and is located on the Grand Trunk Road opposite Lal Dighi (a large lake). The eminent persons buried in the French Cemetery in Chandannagar includes Duplessis, the founding father of French Chandannagar and pioneering meteorologist Henry “Storm” Piddington, who also finds mentioned in Amitav Ghosh’s novel The Hungry Tide.
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.