5 New Must Visit Places in Kolkata

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  • Riya
  • Jan 05,2021
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2020 was the worst year ever but still it gave us some new places in Kolkata to visit and enjoy. 

1. Coffee House New Town

The New Town Coffee House is located opposite Amity University in Action Area II. The coffee house seats 92 people at a time, with tables placed 4ft apart to ensure social distancing. The bilaterally symmetrical facade harks back to Raj-era architecture, with eight fluted Corinthian columns lending character to the look. The signage bearing the name hangs from a forged iron hexagonal latticework, supported by forged iron columns, which is an entrance canopy, standing under which the primary view of the interior can be taken. If the seating hall lets the eye travel vertically the reason is the extraordinary height of the ceiling — 21ft. The ceiling is supported by an old world feature — kori borga, but made from steel rather than sal wood. The floor has anti-skid, ceramic hexagonal tiles with three-dimensional effect. The central panel of terracotta-hued tiles, a university Street coffee house feature, seems like a fissure, protruding from the 3,000sq ft black and white surface. A corner of the coffee house has been set apart for browsing books and magazines. With lounge seating for solo occupants, it will operate as an extension of New Town Library, housed in Nazrul Tirtha.

 

2. ITC Royal Bengal

Get the celebrity treatment with world-class service at ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, one among our top picks in Kolkata. Located in Kolkata, ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata features accommodations with a restaurant, free private parking, a fitness center and a bar. Featuring a garden, the 5-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a personal bathroom. The accommodations offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and currency exchange for guests. It also offers 5-star accommodations with a sauna and outdoor pool. At the hotel, the rooms include a desk, a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV. A buffet breakfast is out there each morning at ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata.

 

3. Misti Hub Eco Park

Misti Hub is found at urban area , adjacent to the third gate leading into Eco Park. The unique plan is the most striking aspect of this store . The Chief Minister of West Bengal , Mamata Banerjee, established this hub within the year 2018 to conglomerate a number of the city’s best sweet shops.Misti Hub was conceptualised by the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation that has been a reverberating hit amongst visitors. There are many renowned sweet shops within the city that tops the list of the simplest food places to go to .It is not always possible to go to of these sweet shops during your short trip. Thus, its location involves an excellent rescue.Misti Hub is home to about eleven prominent sweet shops within the city of Kolkata. Each of them has their own, unique special sweet that you simply must provides a try.

 

4. Biswa Bangla Gate

The Biswa Bangla Gate (Kolkata Gate) has been erected at the 3rd Rotary ahead of Rabindra Tirtha on Biswa Bangla Sarani (MAR) in the urban area, Kolkata having a unique architectural feature with 2 catenary arches coming from 4 quadrants of road inter-section joined at top. The crossroad square has four traffic islands each located diagonally opposite, which allowed to boost four massive curved steel pillar to make two intersecting arches. 60m diameter circular ring shape platform walkway at a height 25m from ground designed to accommodate 100 viewers at a time. Besides there’s provision for a Restaurant at the evening with a sitting capacity of 70 persons at a time. There are three lifts including one service lift and two decorative staircases to access the platform. Iconic city gateway may be a magnet to draw in people for celebrating events of national and international stature.

 

5. Heritage River Cruise

Kolkata possesses an exciting new addition to its list of star attractions a heritage cruise ride on the Hooghly river.The 90-minute guided trip, at a ticket price of just Rs 39, tourists and locals can now sail past the various landmarks of Kolkata dotting the river bank.The cruise vessel will run daily, starting from Millennium Park jetty and move towards north Kolkata, sail past the heritage locations and return to the same venue.Passengers will be able to witness the breathtaking view of the Howrah bridge, lit up by multi-colored LED lights as the vessel sails beneath the iconic structure. Selfie booths are installed onboard for millennials to capture the town skyline.Guests are going to be ready to buy evening snacks from the Cruise Café. Drinking water and a complimentary cruise heritage navigation brochure also will be provided to guests. Keeping coronavirus protocols in mind, less than 150 people are going to be allowed on each trip to make sure adequate social distancing.