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Kolkata — the skyline across the Maidan A satellite image of Kolkata showing land usage The Prinsep Ghat which is located on the bank of the Hoogly River. Spread roughly north–south along the east bank of the Hooghly River, Kolkata sits within the lower Ganges Delta of eastern India; the city's elevation is 1.5–9 m (5–30 ft). [6]
Kolkata is currently home to around 1,000 completed high-rise buildings, [1] [2] and many more high-rise buildings are under construction. The 42, which was completed in 2019, is currently the tallest building in Kolkata and East India with a height of 260 metres (853 ft) consisting of 65 floors. [3]
The Writers' Buildings or Mahakaran, often shortened to just Writers ', is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India.The 150-metre long building covers the entire northern stretch of the Lal Dighi or Red Lake at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city.
The Maidan is a large open field in the heart of the city that has been called the "lungs of Kolkata" [101] and accommodates sporting events and public meetings. [102] The Victoria Memorial and Kolkata Race Course are located at the southern end of the Maidan.
The 42 is a residential skyscraper in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. [7] [8] It is located on Chowringhee Road, the central business district of the city, between the commercial building of Tata Centre and the residential building of Jeevan Sudha. It was first proposed in 2008 but construction was delayed for nearly two years. [9]
Esplanade is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, located at the heart of city with being the city's Central business district and major transport junction. This is a conventional esplanade because the Ganga river (), also known as Hooghly river, flows nearby and it is adjacent to the large fields of Maidan extending up to Fort William.
The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at 9,002 metres (29,534 ft). The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal 8,789 metres (28,835 ft), Pakistan 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), and India 8,588 metres (28,176 ft). Monaco's
The Kolkata gallery concept was agreed and a design was developed leading to the opening of the gallery in 1992. [5] The Kolkata gallery houses a visual display of the history and development of Kolkata when the capital of India was transferred to New Delhi. The gallery also has a life-size diorama of Chitpur road in the late 1800s. [23]