The 42
The 42 is a residential skyscraper in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located on Chowringhee Road, the central business district of the city, between the commercial building of Tata Centre and the residential building of Jeevan Sudha.Photo: Ahmad Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: building in India
- Address: 42 B Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata, 700071
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Memorial and Birla Planetarium.
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 1 km southwest of The 42.
Birla Planetarium
Planetarium
Photo: Avrajyoti Mitra, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Birla Planetarium is situated 400 metres southwest of The 42.
Maidan metro station
Metro station
Photo: Libreravi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maidan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located on Chowringhee Road at Middleton Street. It is named after Maidan, the largest urban park in Kolkata. Maidan metro station is situated 160 metres northwest of The 42.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maidan and Dharmatala.
Maidan
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maidan is a 400-hectare park in central Kolkata, stretching 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 Bhawan and Eden Gardens in the north.
Dharmatala
Suburb
Dharmatala is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Dharmatala Street has been renamed after Lenin as Lenin Sarani but the neighbourhood up to Wellington Square continues to be referred as Dharmatala.
Esplanade
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esplanade, the modern heart of Kolkata is the city's central business district as well as a major transport and shopping hub.
The 42
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and residential building
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.54838° or 22° 32′ 54″ northLongitude
88.34975° or 88° 20′ 59″ eastLevels
65Height
268 metres (879 feet)Open location code
7MJCG8XX+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 850238301OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q7711913
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