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Free places to visit in Kolkata
Armenian Church of the Holy NazarethA gravestone from 1630, older than British Calcutta, in a courtyard few find
The Russell ExchangeAsia's oldest auction room still takes bids on a Sunday morningDetails →
Pareshnath Jain TempleMirrors, mosaic and coloured glass: the most luminous temple interior in the cityDetails →
Rabindra SarobarMist, rowing sculls and birdsong in the two hours before the city wakesDetails →
Chandannagar Strand (French Riverside)An hour north, a French promenade on the Hooghly and the river's best sunset
Prinsep GhatSunset, wooden boats and a lit bridge: the riverside evening Kolkata keeps for itselfDetails →
Shaheed MinarThe Maidan's tallest exclamation, borrowed from Egypt, Syria and Turkey at onceDetails →
Nakhoda MasjidMughal proportions above the lanes of Chitpur: the mosque the mariners builtDetails →
The MaidanThe city's shared back garden: football, carriages and the last heritage tram
Birla MandirWhite marble lit from below at the hour when the evening lamps are offeredDetails →
Howrah BridgeThe city's steel signatureDetails →
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