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Things to do in Maidan, West Bengal

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.

30 places to visit in and around Maidan, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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    Fort William, West Bengal

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

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    Marble Palace Zoo

    Marble Palace Zoo, which was the first zoo opened in India, also by Raja Rajendra Mullick. It now primarily serves as an aviary, including peacocks, toucans, storks, and cranes.

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    Marble Palace

    Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata. It is located at 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007.

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    Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

    The Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a single-storeyed circular structure designed in the typical Indian style, whose architecture is loosely styled on the Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi.

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    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.

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    Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

    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.

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    State Bank Archives and Museum

    The State Bank Archives and Museum is an initiative to document and preserve the history of banking in the Indian subcontinent. The archive and museum opened on 13 May 2007 in the State Bank of India headquarters in Kolkata.

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    Asutosh Museum of Indian Art

    Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is an art museum located in the main campus of University of Calcutta on College Street, Kolkata, India, on the first and second floors of the Centenary Building.

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    Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

    Birla Industrial & Technological Museum is a science museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is a unit under National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

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    Rail Museum, Howrah

    The Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah was established in 2006 to display the history and heritage of railways in the eastern part of India with special focus on Howrah railway station.

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    Kolkata Museum of Modern Art

    Kolkata Museum of Modern Art is a proposed art museum to be built in New Town, Kolkata.

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    Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre

    Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre is a museum and cultural centre. It is located at 105 Vivekananda Road, Kolkata, India.

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    Boat Museum, Kolkata
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    St. Thomas Church, Kolkata
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    St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata
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    Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
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    Shaheed Minar, Kolkata
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    Tipu Sultan Mosque
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    Osmond Memorial Church
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    Panioty Fountain
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    St. James' Church, Kolkata
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    Prinsep Ghat
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    Outram Ghat
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    Gwalior Monument
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    Babu Ghat
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    Lascar War Memorial
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    Hastings Chapel, Kolkata
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    St. John's Church, Kolkata
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    Shri Laxminarayan Temple, Kolkata
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    Zoological Garden, Alipore