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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]
Skyline along E.M.Bypas, Kolkata. Kolkata's high-rises are primarily concentrated in and around Chowringhee, which is the central business district of the city, EM bypass area and Newtown-Rajarhat area. Tata Centre, the 18-storied building which was completed in 1963 was the city's first skyscraper at 79.2 metres (260 ft).
Elévation du pont de Howrah (Howrah Bridge) - Kolkata - Inde Vector image showing the elevation, extension of the Howrah Bridge located in Kolkata, India. Date: 10 May 2010: Source: Own work from Marcel Prade – Les grands ponts du monde hors d’Europe - 1992: Author: Roulex_45
The word Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতা) derives from Kôlikata (Bengali: কলিকাতা [ˈkɔliˌkata]), the Bengali language name of one of three villages that predated the arrival of the British; the other two villages were Sutanuti and Govindapur. [31] There are several explanations for the etymology of this name:
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]
The capital of the state is Kolkata – the third-largest urban agglomeration [3] and the seventh-largest city [4] in India. Asansol is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata. [3] Siliguri is an economically important city, strategically located in the northeastern Siliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck) of India.
The capital, Kolkata, was the workplace of several social reformers, including Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar and Swami Vivekananda. Their social reforms eventually led to a cultural atmosphere that made it possible for practices like sati , dowry , and caste-based discrimination , or untouchability , to be abolished. [ 201 ]
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