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One of the oldest planetaria in India. The only planetarium in the country whose dome houses a collection of projectors and optical equipment expensively imported from the erstwhile East Germany. It is the largest planetarium in South Asia and the second largest in the world. Daily shows in English, Hindi and Bengali. The central dome measures 25 m in diameter.
The Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a single-storeyed circular structure designed in the typical Indian style, whose architecture is loosely styled on the Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi. Situated at Chowringhee Road adjacent to the Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral and the Maidan in Central Kolkata, it is the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest planetarium in the world. There are two other Birla Planetariums in India: B.M. Birla Planetarium in Chennai and the Birla Planetarium in Hyderabad.
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সেন্ট পলস ক্যাথিড্রাল Senṭ Pols Kyāthiḍrāl
The largest Anglican church in Kolkata. It was constructed in 1847 and serves as a cathedral church of Church of North India (CNI). This Gothic-styled cathedral was designed by William Nairn Forbes.
Citizens' Park
A park known for its musical fountains and an open-air stage for cultural events.
A museum with a collection of over a thousand dolls across four floors of the building. Most of the dolls are collected from different states of India, dressed in traditional attire. The Indian epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are depicted here through puppets and miniature models. There are also dolls from 88 nations with their own dresses, meant to be a window to the world.
শিশির মঞ্চ Shishir Moncho
A building housing an auditorium for Bengali theatres, an art gallery, and an information centre for tourists in Kolkata.