B.B.D. Bagh

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B.B.D. Bagh is a historic central business and administrative district in Kolkata, India, known for its colonial-era architecture and key government and commercial offices.

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B.B.D. Bagh canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
central business district
historic district
architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic architecture
neoclassical architecture
contains Eastern Railway
surface form: Eastern Railway headquarters

General Post Office, Kolkata
Kolkata Port Trust
surface form: Kolkata Port Trust headquarters

Lal Dighi
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
Reserve Bank of India
surface form: Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata office

St. John’s Church, Kolkata
Writers’ Building
corporate offices
major bank headquarters and branches
several central government offices
several state government offices
country India
formerName Dalhousie Square
governingBody Kolkata Municipal Corporation
hasFeature administrative offices
colonial-era architecture
commercial offices
heritage buildings
hasPublicSpace central square around Lal Dighi
hasStreetLayout grid-like pattern
hasTransportConnection B.B.D. Bagh tram routes
Esplanade metro station vicinity
multiple bus routes
historicalEra British colonial period
isNear Hooghly River
Howrah Bridge
isPartOf Kolkata district
surface form: Kolkata central business district
locatedIn Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

West Bengal
eastern India
namedAfter Badal Gupta
Benoy Basu
Dinesh Gupta
region Kolkata district
surface form: Central Kolkata
significance important heritage tourism area in Kolkata
major financial hub of Kolkata
seat of colonial administration in Kolkata
timezone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30

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Writers’ Building locatedIn B.B.D. Bagh
Howrah Bridge locatedNear B.B.D. Bagh
Lal Dighi locatedIn B.B.D. Bagh
B.B.D. Bagh North locatedNear B.B.D. Bagh