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A memorial dedicated to the memory of the 896 Indian sailors (lascars) who died serving on ships of the Royal Navy and British Merchant Service during World War I.
The Lascar War Memorial, located on Napier Road in the Hastings area of Kolkata, is a memorial dedicated to the memory of the 896 lascars who died serving on ships of the Royal Navy and British Merchant Service during World War I.
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বিদ্যাসাগর সেতু Bidyāsāgor Setu, Second Hooghly Bridge
With a total length of 823 m (2,700 ft), Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable-stayed bridge in India and one of the longest in Asia. It was built 3.7 km south/downstream of Howrah Bridge. The bridge was commissioned in 1992 by the Hooghly River Bridge Commission (HRBC).
প্রিন্সেপ ঘাট Prinsep Ghāṭ
Often misspelt "Princep Ghat", the memorial ghat is named after James Prinsep, a 19th century East India Company official best known as a historical scholar. It gives an excellent view of the Hooghly River and Vidyasagar Setu.
A missionary church with eight Doric columns, founded in 1855 by the London Missionary Society.
Fort William Stadium
formerly Kitchener's House
A four-storey mixed Gothic-Georgian building that was built in 1771 and named after one of the commanders-in-chief of Fort William. The building was later renamed after S.H.F.J. Manekshaw, Indian Army's first field marshal. Governor-General Lord Wellesley spent 14 years here. The building is used as the officers' mess.