Bhowanipore

Worth seeing in and around Bhowanipore

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   National Library of India

   The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. The National Library was moved there in 1953 into the estate where the former British Viceroys resided.

   1.3 km · national library located in Kolkata · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Victoria Memorial

   The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument in the Maidan in Central Kolkata, having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj.

   1.3 km · memorial dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria in Kolkata · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Indian Museum

   The Indian Museum is a grand museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the ninth oldest museum in the world and the oldest, as well as the largest museum in Asia, by size of collection.

   2.7 km · museum in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Eden Gardens

   Eden Gardens is an international cricket stadium in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world.

   3.4 km · cricket ground in Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fort William

   Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal.

   2.8 km · fort in Kolkata, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kalighat Kali Temple

   Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India.

   1.6 km · Hindu temple in Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Vidyasagar Setu

   Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is an 822.96-metre-long cable-stayed six-laned toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. Opened in 1992, Vidyasagar Setu was the first and longest cable-stayed bridge in India at the time of its inauguration.

   3.2 km · toll bridge in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St. Paul's Cathedral

   St. Paul's Cathedral is a Church of North India cathedral of Anglican background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted for its Gothic architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle.

   1.1 km · cathedral in Kolkata · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tipu Sultan Mosque

   The Tipu Sultan Mosque, officially known as the Tipu Sultan Shahi Mosque, also known locally as the Tipu Sultan Masjid, and formerly known as the Dharmatala Mosque, is a mosque located in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. The mosque is named after Tipu Sultan, a famous ruler of Mysore.

   3.6 km · mosque in Kolkata · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Maidan

    The Maidan is a large urban area containing vast urban green space, parks, playgrounds and several public venues in the center of Kolkata, India. The area is spread over a total area of 519 hectares.

    1.9 km · urban park in Kolkata · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bhowanipore

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 17 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 255 km

Stations

Ballygunge Junction railway station, 3.2 km · Majerhat railway station, 3 km · Tollygunge railway station, 2.9 km · Esplanade metro station, 3.4 km

• Bhubaneswar → Bhowanipore

  362 km · quickest by air, 4h 18m · ₹5,490–8,440
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• Siliguri → Bhowanipore

  465 km · quickest by air, 4h 38m · ₹6,110–9,370
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• Guwahati → Bhowanipore

  532 km · quickest by air, 5h 12m · ₹6,620–10,140
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