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 headquarters
linked to: Eastern Railway

General Post Office, Kolkata
Kolkata Port Trust headquarters
linked to: Kolkata Port Trust

Lal Dighi
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
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 central business district
linked to: Kolkata district
locatedIn Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

West Bengal
eastern India
namedAfter Badal Gupta
Benoy Basu
Dinesh Gupta
region Central Kolkata
linked to: Kolkata district
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