Beautiful Kolkata from my eyes...

The modern cable stayed bridge, Vidyasagar Setu, better known locally as the second Hoogly Bridge, stands on the river Hoogly. The construction work took 22 years and cost Rs. 3.88 billion and finally it was opened to traffic officially on 10th October 1992.

St. Paul's Cathedral Church, India's first Catholic cathedral church, built in the Indo-Gothic style, also with India's first stained-glass windows.

Front view of St. Paul's Cathedral Church

Victoria Memorial, a splendid example of British Architecture exhibiting British artifacts one of India's most beautiful monuments, built entirely of white marble

Victoria Memorial, represent a unique combination of classical European architecture and Mughal motifs. The domed and white marble museum sprawls over 64 acres

The memorial was the inspiration of Lord Curzon, who in 1901, felt that his recently departed Queen Victoria, required a suitable monument to her memory.

The building was designed by Sir William Emerson President of the British Institute of Architects.

Lord Redesdale and Sir David Prain designed the gardens. Though the construction of the building substructure began in 1904, it was completed only after 20 years at a cost of 10 million rupees. The Prince of Wales formally inaugurated it in 1921

Next two pictures are placed in front of memorial's gate in a circle. There are four other sculptures placed in this circle, repersent the development of commerce, law, agriculture and science.


Howrah Station, second oldest train stations in India, is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River. It has 21 platforms handling over 300 trains each day serving over a million passengers. The station was brought into service on 1 December 1905

Howrah Bridge, renamed Rabindra Setu, is a suspended bridge on pillars. Completed in 1874 and opened for traffic on 17 October 1874, the Calcutta-Howrah Bridge became the biggest floating structure ever built in Bengal and in India. Famed British professional Engineer Sir Bradford Leslie was contracted for planning. Its length is 1528 feet between abutments, and its cost was about six million rupees