Places to Visit in Alipore
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Birla Planetarium
Rank 1
Ranked 1 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Other
Travellers can enjoy gazing at the sky and the stars at the M P Birla Planetarium, which is at a walking distance from the Victoria Memorial and St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was initiated in 1963, since then the Planetarium has been organising shows on celestial world till now. Inside the white...
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Indian National library
Rank 2
Ranked 2 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Museum
This is India’s oldest public library and includes a huge collection of more than 2.2 million books. This library is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Government of India. Located over a vast area of 120,000 sq m, Indian National Library...
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Victoria Memorial Hall
Rank 3
Ranked 3 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Museum
The greatest treasure trove of India, Victoria Memorial is Kolkata’s pride. Envisioned by Lord Curzon, Victoria Memorial Hall is the place tourists get a glimpse of Calcutta’s Visual History. This museum was opened to all in 1921, which clearly traces the pre- independence period of...
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Indian Botanical Gardens
Rank 4
Ranked 4 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Park
Visitors interested in watching the numerous species of plant and flora can visit the Indian Botanical Gardens located 8 km from Kolkata in the suburb of Shibpur in Howrah district. Colonel Kyd founded the garden in 1786, which aimed at producing different plant species. ...
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Kalighat Temple
Rank 5
Ranked 5 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Religious
Kalighat temple is presided over by Goddess Kali and it is renowned as one of the 51 Shakti Peethams of India. It is believed that when Lord Shiva was dancing with the dead body of Sati, Lord Vishnu sliced off the body into various parts. Kalighat is said to be the location where Sati’s...
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Birla Temple
Rank 6
Ranked 6 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Religious
Birla Temple, is a Radha-Krishna Temple constructed by the entrepreneur Birla family. Devotees from different locations gather here to offer prayer on Janmashtami, the birth occasion of Lord Krishna. In 1970, the temple was initiated, which after 26 years, on 21st February 1996 was completed....
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Nakhoda Mosque
Rank 7
Ranked 7 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Religious
Kolkata’s Muslim pilgrimage is Nakhoda Mosque was established in 1926 by a resident of Cutch, Abdur Rahim Osman. This mosque has been designed following the style of Akbar’s tomb in Sikandra, Agra. The gateway of this mosque has been created replicating the Buland Darwaza of Fatehpur...
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Rank 8
Ranked 8 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Religious
Kolkata’s St. Pauls’ Cathedral is a part of the Anglican Communion and Church of North India. In 1839, this church was started by Bishop Daniel Wilson, which was finished by 1847. The interior of the church has been designed in the Gothic Revival Style with two murals in Florentine...
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Mother House (Missionaries of Charity)
Rank 9
Ranked 9 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Other
“Missionaries of Charity” or Mother’s House in Kolkata was the residence of Noble Laureate Mother Teresa. She spent her initial years in Darjeeling’s Loreto Convent and then came to Kolkata to join the St. Mary’s School as principal. Mother Teresa’s...
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Alipore Zoo (Zoological Gardens of Kolkata).
Rank 10
Ranked 10 of 10Places to Visit in Alipore
- Type: Zoo
Edward VII, Prince of Wales on 1st January 1876, formally inaugurated the Alipore Zoo, which was made public on 6th May 1876. One of the largest zoo in West Bengal, Alipore zoo has been often compared with the Jardin de Plantes, France and the Zoological Society, London. Stretched over an area of...
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