Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata)

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building colonial-era mansion governor's residence heritage structure

Government House, Calcutta (now Raj Bhavan, Kolkata) is a grand colonial-era mansion that served as the principal seat of British imperial authority in India and remains a prominent historic landmark.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Government House, Calcutta	3
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata	3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ colonial-era mansion ⓘ governor's residence ⓘ heritage structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) ⓘ surface form: Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
architect	Charles Wyatt ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Palladian architecture ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ
builtFor	Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of India
category	British colonial architecture in India ⓘ Buildings and structures in Kolkata ⓘ Governor's houses in India ⓘ Official residences in India ⓘ
cityRole	landmark of central Kolkata ⓘ
commissionedBy	Lord Wellesley ⓘ surface form: Marquess Wellesley Lord Wellesley ⓘ surface form: Richard Wellesley
completionDate	early 19th century ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1799 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
currentName	Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
formerFunction	official residence of the Governor-General of India ⓘ seat of British imperial authority in India ⓘ
formerName	Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) self-link ⓘ surface form: Government House, Calcutta
function	official residence of the Governor of West Bengal ⓘ
governingBody	Government of West Bengal ⓘ surface form: Office of the Governor of West Bengal
hasFeature	extensive gardens ⓘ imposing portico ⓘ large central block with wings ⓘ perimeter walls and gates ⓘ
heritageStatus	important heritage building of Kolkata ⓘ protected monument ⓘ
historicalEra	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj Company rule in India ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1803 ⓘ
inspiredBy	English country house design ⓘ Kedleston Hall ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ surface form: Kolkata West Bengal ⓘ Kolkata district ⓘ surface form: central Kolkata
locatedNear	B.B.D. Bagh area of Kolkata ⓘ
owner	Government of West Bengal ⓘ
significance	prominent historic landmark in Kolkata ⓘ symbol of British colonial power in India ⓘ
usedAs	residence for visiting dignitaries ⓘ venue for official state functions ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) → alsoKnownAs → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) ⓘ

subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta

this entity surface form: Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) → currentName → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta

this entity surface form: Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) → formerName → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) self-link ⓘ

subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta

this entity surface form: Government House, Calcutta

Writers’ Building → locatedNear → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

Governor-General of Bengal → residence → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Government House, Calcutta

Viceroy of India → residence → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) ⓘ

Council of the Governor-General → seat → Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Government House, Calcutta