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A 260 m high box-shaped apartment building, and the tallest building of the city.
The 42 is a residential skyscraper in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located on Chowringhee Road, the central business district of the city, between the commercial building of Tata Centre and the residential building of Jeevan Sudha. It was first proposed in 2008 but construction was delayed for nearly two years. The construction was completed in 2019, making it the tallest building in the country at that time.
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A popular park among young people, especially as students from nearby visit the park in between their classes. It has a 1.5 km jogging strip for evening walks, as well as morning walks for locals.
A small park with a sculpture at the middle, dedicated to the Bengali Language Movement in Bangladesh.
A Roman Catholic church.
The oldest library in Kolkata, with hundreds and thousands of books, journals and microfiche in various languages, along with a collection of different images. The main reading room has an internet facility, where you can search for books online. Its collection includes the Edict of Ashoka in granite from 250 BCE, a Brahma statue in black basalt stone from the 12th century, Maitryavyākaraṇa from 940, and Ashṭasahasrikā Prajnāpāramitā from 1231.