Calcutta University Alipore Campus

Calcutta University Alipore Campus is an university in Kolkata, West Bengal. Calcutta University Alipore Campus is situated nearby to the park National Library of India, as well as near Bhawanipore Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of India and Zoological Garden, Alipore.

National Library of India

Park

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The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record. National Library of India is situated 260 metres south of Calcutta University Alipore Campus.

Zoological Garden, Alipore

Park

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The Zoological Garden, Alipore is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha. Zoological Garden, Alipore is situated 330 metres northwest of Calcutta University Alipore Campus.

Victoria Memorial

Museum

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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 northeast of Calcutta University Alipore Campus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alipore and Bhowanipore-Kalighat.

Alipore

Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alipore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New Alipore to the south, bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Sealdah South section railway line.