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It was a famous department store in Kolkata during the British period. This neo-baroque emporium—with domes, a clock tower and arched recessed windows—exemplifies fashionable shopping during the British Raj.
The Metropolitan Building is a commercial building on Chowringhee Road in Kolkata near Esplanade. It is located near the Shaheed Minar and the Grand Hotel and is just opposite of the new Esplanade Metro Station. Formerly known as the Whiteaway Laidlaw department store, it was a famous department store in Calcutta during the British Rule in India. It is one of the first departmental store in India. This neo-baroque emporium—with domes, a clock tower and arched recessed windows—exemplifies fashionable shopping during the British Raj in British India.
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