5 Must Visit Tourist Attractions Of Kolkata

The City of Palaces and Joy is located on the east bank of the Hooghly river and known for its number of places of interest such as Indian Museum,Marble Palace, Jorasanko Thakur Bari, National Library and Writer’s Building.

Other notable structures in Kolkata are Salt Lake Stadium, Jorasanko Thakur Bari,Nakhoda Masjid,National Library,General Post Office, Tipu Sultan Mosque,St. Thomas Church, South City Mall,New Market Kolkata,Alipore Central Jail,Rabindra Sadan and Calcutta High Court.

* Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial is one of the large marble building in Kolkata and dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria. Victoria Memorial is now a museum and tourist destination and has mixture of British and Mughal elements architectural influence.

* Writers Building

The Writers’ Building was served as the office for writers of the British East India Company and housed the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Writers Building is one of the major land mark of city of joy and must see tourist destination in Kolkata. Image Source: kolkatatoday

* Indian Museum

The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest museum in India and also one of oldest museums in the world. Indian Museum has rare collections of Mughal paintings, Armour and ornaments, fossils and skeletons.

* Marble Palace

The Marble Palace is a private residence and one of the best-preserved and most elegant houses in Calcutta, famous for its marble walls and floors. Marble Palace has a large quantities of Western sculpture,paintings and Victorian furniture. Image Source: wkitravel

* Jorasanko Thakur Bari

The Jorasanko Thakur Bari is house of the Thakurs and ancestral home of the Tagore family and Rabindranath Tagore was born here. Jorasanko Thakur Bari house has been is known as Tagore museum for Kolkata.