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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).
Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is an 822.96-metre-long (2,700 ft) cable-stayed six-laned toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. Opened in 1992, Vidyasagar Setu was the first and longest cable-stayed bridge in India at the time of its inauguration. It was the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River in Kolkata metropolitan region and was named after the education reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The project had a cost of ₹388 crore to build. The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC).
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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 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.
Fort William Stadium
Fort William Church
The sole church of Vijay Durg, and once a chaplaincy centre to the British in the city. Resembling the chapel of Cambridge's Trinity Hall, the white Gothic-style church was established in 1822. It contains the Command Library with a collection of over 35,000 books.
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.