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The oldest mosque in Kolkata, dating back to 1804. It has three domes and four minarets, and is affiliated with the Hanafi school of worship.
The Basri Shah Mosque is a Sunni mosque, located in the Chitpur-Cossipore area of Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. Completed in 1219 AH (1804/1805 CE), it is the oldest mosque in Kolkata, and is situated at the junction of Panchanan Mukherjee Road and Sett Pukur Road. It is one of heritage sites listed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The mosque has three domes and four minarets. The mosque is affiliated with the Hanafi school of worship.
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One of the largest overhead water reservoirs in the world, as well as the major water supplier to Kolkata for more than 110 years since its inauguration in May 1911 by Edward Norman Baker, the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. Owned by the KMC, the reservoir is fed by Palta Water Works near Barrackpore and to send the water supply to the city. It covers 3-4 acre with a capacity of 9.9 e6impgal, and weighs 44 e3t at maximum capacity.
A 75 ft masonry tower, built in 1831 for the Great Trigonometrical Survey conducted by George Everest, the namesake of Mount Everest. The tower is still maintained in good condition by the KMC, as a relic of the history of geographic survey in India.
Considered one of the most sacred Jain temples of worship in Kolkata. The temple also has a dharamshala equipped with modern facilities.
A parcel of greenery within the area's hustle.
Paikpara Rajbari
A large garden house. Prince Dwarkanath Tagore bought it from an Italian around 1823. In 1846, when he died in England, it was discovered that he was heavily in debt due to his extravagant spending. To pay off his debts, his son Debendranath sold Belgachia Villa and other properties.
উদ্যানবাটী Udyānbāṭī, Garden House
A monastery where Sri Ramakrishna lived from 1885 till his death in 1886. Kalpataru Utsav is celebrated every year at 1 January.