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Built in 1799, it's the only remaining major building of Kolkata’s lesser-known Portuguese colonial history.
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary in Burrabazar, Kolkata, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta. It is also known as the Murgihata Church and was founded in 1799.
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The largest synagogue in Eastern India, with Victorian architectural style. It was built in 1884 by Elias David Ezra in memory of his father David Joseph Ezra, who made his fortune in the real estate trade of Kolkata. It is colloquially called lal minarwala church (লাল মিনারওয়ালা চার্চ lāl minārōyālā chārch) for its distinctive red tower.
নাখোদা মসজিদ Nākhodā Mosjid
Built in 1835 by zamindar and art connoisseur Raja Rajendra Mullick, the palace is now a private museum. Spend your afternoon among precious objects d'art, including works of Rubens and Sir Joshua Reynolds. A real garden, of maybe an acre with a Palladian Mansion, set square in the centre. Today this palace has an incongruous collection of statues and paintings. There is also a private zoo housing a collection of birds from different corners of the world.