Prinsep Ghat
Princep Ghat is a ghat built in 1841 during the Company Raj, along the Kolkata bank of the Hooghly River in India. The Palladian porch in the memory of the eminent Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary James Prinsep was designed by W.
- Railway station
- …is also known as “Princep Ghat”
- Description: ghat of Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort William and Victoria Memorial.
Fort William
Fort
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Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. Fort William is situated 700 metres northeast of Prinsep Ghat.
Victoria Memorial
Museum
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument… Victoria Memorial is situated 1 km southeast of Prinsep Ghat.
Kolkata Race Course
Stadium
Kolkata Race Course is a horse race venue in Hastings, Kolkata, India. Kolkata Race Course is situated 700 metres southeast of Prinsep Ghat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings and Maidan.
Hastings
Suburb
Hastings is a neighbourhood of Central South Kolkata…
Kidderpore
Suburb
Khidderpore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata…
Prinsep Ghat
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Latitude
22.55° or 22° 33′ north
Longitude
88.33333° or 88° 20′ east
Open location code
7MJCG8XM+X8
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Oriya—“Prinsep Ghat” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “প্রিন্সেপ ঘাট”
- French: “Prinsep Ghat”
- Hindi: “प्रिंसेप घाट”
- Oriya: “ପ୍ରିନସେପ ଘାଟ , କଲିକତା”
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West Bengal: Highlights
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