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Officially Rabindra Setu (রবীন্দ্র সেতু Robīndro Setu), the 705 m long Howrah Bridge is one of the iconic bridges of West Bengal. It is a cantilever bridge with a suspended span over the Hooghly River, and was built without any nut or bolts. The bridge was commissioned in 1943 by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company, replacing the older pontoon bridge. It took over six years to build, and the entire project cost ₹25 million.
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking both sides of Kolkata. Burrabazar is connected with Howrah rail terminal because of this bridge. On 14 June 1965, it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate. It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge.
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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.
নিমতলা ঘাট Nimtolā Ghāṭ
One of the largest crematoria in India, and one of the holiest for Hindus, similar to the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi. It is believed that the soul attains moksha (মোক্ষ mōkshyo) in this crematorium, which breaks the cycle of birth and death. So, people across the country come here for the cremation of their loved ones.
Despite intended to be a sober memorial of the Bengali poet, it gives an exquisite view of the Hooghly River, with the Howrah Bridge at the backdrop.
A Shiva temple where daily rituals are performed with cremation ashes.
The original residence of the Tagore family, now in shambles. It is called "castle" mainly for its resemblance to a European castle compared to a traditional Indian building. Its auditorium once hosted Baṅga Nāṭyālaẏ (বঙ্গ নাট্যালয়) from 1859 to 1872, started by theatre enthusiasts Jatindra Mohan Tagore and his brother Shourendra Mohan Tagore.
ঘড়িওয়ালা মল্লিকবাড়ি Ghoṛiōyālā Mollikbāṛi
A large palace with an imposing clock (ঘড়ি ghoṛi). The ground floor hosts various shops, and the Mullick family once hosted a pharmacy there.