Science City
Science City, Kolkata is a science centre and science park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is currently the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent, containing a science museum, science park, and auditoriums.Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 4.0.
- Email: sciencecity.kol@gmail.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: Science museum in Kolkata
- Also known as: “Science City, Kolkata”
- Address: J.B.S. Haldane Avenue, National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Kolkata, West Bengal 700046
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barun Sengupta metro station and Ritwik Ghatak metro station.
Barun Sengupta metro station
Railway station
Barun Sengupta, is a metro station of Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro located at Parama Island in the Dhapa area of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving Dhapa, ITC Royal Bengal, JW Marriott and Science City areas. Barun Sengupta metro station is situated 540 metres northeast of Science City.
Ritwik Ghatak metro station
Railway stop
JW Marriot Hotel Kolkata
Hotel
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
JW Marriot Hotel Kolkata is situated 1 km north of Science City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beniapukur and Entali.
Beniapukur
Suburb
Beniapukur is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is adjacent to Park Circus. Beniapukur is situated 3 km west of Science City.
Entali
Suburb
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain.
Entally is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was considered close to the area which was home to the poor and the depressed castes. Mother Teresa started her activities in Entally. Entali is situated 3½ km northwest of Science City.
Phoolbagan
Neighborhood
Phoolbagan is a locality of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Subhas Sarovar, one of the famous tourist attractions in Kolkata is located at Phoolbagan. Phoolbagan is situated 3½ km north of Science City.
Science City
- Categories: science museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.54004° or 22° 32′ 24″ northLongitude
88.39601° or 88° 23′ 46″ eastOperator
NCSMOpen location code
7MJCG9RW+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 187721429OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7433497
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Science City” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “সায়েন্স সিটি, কলকাতা”
- Bengali: “সায়েন্স সিটি”
- Hindi: “विज्ञान नगरी, कोलकाता”
- Hindi: “विज्ञान नगरी”
- Hindi: “सांइस सिटी”
- Tamil: “கொல்கத்தா அறிவியல் நகரம்”
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