Princep Ghat-I
Princep Ghat-I is in Kolkata, West Bengal. Princep Ghat-I is situated nearby to Prinsep Ghat railway station, as well as near the monument Lascar War Memorial.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prinsep Ghat railway station and Fort William.
Prinsep Ghat railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jonoikobangali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prinsep Ghat railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station adjacent to James Prinsep Memorial in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Only a few local trains halt here. The station has two platforms. Its station code is PPGT.
Fort William
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort William or Fort Vijay is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganga. Fort William is situated 720 metres east of Princep Ghat-I.
Victoria Memorial
Museum
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Victoria Memorial is situated 1½ km southeast of Princep Ghat-I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings and Maidan.
Hastings
Suburb
Hastings is a neighbourhood of Central South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Maidan
Suburb
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maidan-Park Street comprises the southern part of Central Kolkata. The Maidan, also known as the Brigade Parade Ground or the Garer Math, is a 400-hectare park that stretches from the Hooghly River in the west to Chowringhee and Park Street in the east, and from the Victoria Memorial in the south to Raj Bhavan and Eden Gardens in the north.
Esplanade
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esplanade or Dharmatala is the core of Kolkata, combining colonial-era buildings with modern developments. It serves as the city's new central business district and is preferred by major businesses, particularly along Chowringhee Road.
Princep Ghat-I
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.55667° or 22° 33′ 24″ northLongitude
88.3312° or 88° 19′ 52″ eastOpen location code
7MJCH84J+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7040422488OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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