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Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
A grand white marble monument and museum built in memory of Queen Victoria, blending British and Mughal architecture amid 64 acres of gardens.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Howrah
West Bengal, India · Asia
About Howrah
Howrah is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kolkata, 4km from Victoria Memorial, Kolkata.
Howrah is in West Bengal, India, with about 1 million people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kolkata, about 5 km away.
Howrah (; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively Howrah lies within Howrah district and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision. It is governed by the HowrahRead more
Municipal Corporation; it is also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Howrah is an important industrial and transportation hub, and is also a gateway to Kolkata via Howrah railway station and Howrah Bridge.
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Within an hour or so of Howrah: Victoria Memorial, Kolkata (4 km), Indian Museum (4 km), Indian Coffee House, College Street (4 km).
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Howrah is in West Bengal, India, about 5 km from Kolkata.
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- Population
- 1,027,672
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- West Bengal
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 22.5769, 88.3186
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Worth the detour from Howrah
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Indian Museum
The oldest and largest museum in India, featuring exceptional collections of antiques, armor, fossils, and Mughal paintings.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Indian Coffee House, College Street
A high-ceilinged first-floor hall in Albert Hall opposite Presidency University, serving cheap coffee and cutlets since 1942. Generations of Bengali writers and students have held their adda here.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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