Architecture sights in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Belur Math
This attractively landscaped riverside religious centre is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission. Amid the palms and manicured lawns, its centrepiece is the unique 1938 Ramakrishna Mandir, which somehow manages to look like a cathedral, Indian palace and Istanbul’s Aya Sofya all at the same time. That’s deliberate and perfectly in keeping with the message of 19th-century Indian sage Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who preached the unity of all religions.
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Ramakrishna Mandir
The centrepiece of the Ramakrishna Mission is the huge 1938 Ramakrishna Mandir which somehow manages to look like a cathedral, Indian palace and Istanbul's Aya Sofya all at the same time. That's deliberate and perfectly in keeping with the message of 19th-century Indian sage Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who preached the unity of all religions.
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General Post Office
There are many more imposing colonial edifices around the BBD Bagh. The grandly domed, 1866 General Post Office was built on the ruins of the original Fort William, site of the infamous 'Black Hole of Calcutta'.
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Standard Chartered Building
The former Standard Chartered Building has a vaguely Moorish feel.
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