The 86 protected monuments of the Kolkata Circleकोलकाता मंडलকোলকাতা মণ্ডল

Archaeological Museum, Tamluk

In 1975 the Municipal Corporation of Tamluk opened to the public a collection of antiquities handed over to it by...

Shyam Rai Temple

This brick-built temple has on its low pitch humped roof five pinnacles, known as ratnas. Of them the central one...

Rashmancha

Built on a laterite plinth, the monument is an impressive brick built square structure with a small shrine in the...

Jore-Bungla (Kesta Rai) Temple

Traditionally known as Kestaraya, the temple is famous for its structural features and exquisite terracotta embellishments. The temple is a...

Old Temple at Banda (Deul)

It is a rekha deul of triratha variety in sand stone. The ground plan is star shaped. Internally the cella...

Tamluk Rajbati

The Tamluk Rajbati complex has a wide courtyard within a walled enclosure. The left and right wings of the building...

Temples of Bandyopadhyay family

The temple complex of the Bandyopadhyaya family includes three east facing Pancharatna temples of Siva. On the walls of these...

Sitala Temples

The Sitala temple, a dilapidated structure recently restored by the Archaeological Survey of India, stands on the eastern end of...

Nava Ratna Temple Complex

On the bank of the river Kansai is a massive navaratna temple. The temple, facing east, has founded by the...

Karambera Fort

At the village is to be found a sikhara type laterite temple facing north. The foundation inscription, almost eroded, records...

John Pierce’s tomb

The tomb of John Pearce is in an enclosed burial ground at Sekpura. Pearce was the collector of the then...

Dharmaraj Temple

The temple stands on the northern bank of the river Kansai. The south facing temple has a pancharatna plan. The...

The temple of Shyam Sundar

The brick-built ekaratna temple has its face turned to the south. It has a verandah with triple-arched façade each on...

The temple of Ratneswar

The laterite temple, built on a cruciform plan, belongs to the nagara style. It faces south and supports on its...

The temple of Radha Damodar Jew

The laterite temple, facing south, belongs to the nagara-sikhara type. It is pancharatha in plan. The rathas are carried upto...

The rock inscription of Chandra Varman

In a cave in the Susunia Hill two rockcut inscriptions were noticed. The inscriptions record that Chandravarman, the son of...

Stone Chariot

A beautiful model of a wooden chariot in laterite stands close to the gate of the almost lost fort of...

Small Gateway of Fort

It was an archway extended from south to north. It has heavy battlemented parapet on the east and west. The...

Sareswar Temple

At Dihar two temples stand on the western bank of the Darakeswar. One of them to the north of the...

Saileswar Temple

At Dihar two temples stand on the western bank of the Darakeswar. One of them to the north of the...

Radhashyam Temple

The temple is of the ekaratna type. The medium of its construction is laterite. Situated to the south of the...

Radhamadhab Temple

Belonging to the group of temples located to the south of the Lal bandh stands the impressive laterite temple of...

Radhagobinda Temple

The ekaratna temple facing east and built of laterite blocks, is situated in the vicinity of Lal-bandh. The temple has...

Radha Damodar Temple

This Navaratna (nine towered) Temple was built by the Pal family of the village in 1855 A.D. The Temple has...

Radhabinode Temple

This east facing temple is one of the two atchala temples of Bishnupur. It is situated in the Khar Bangla...

Patpur Temple

At a place on the eastern side of Krishnaband stands the ekaratna temple built of laterite. On either side of...

Nanda Lal Temple

A laterite structure, the temple is of the ekaratna type. It is situated to the north of the Lalbandh. This...

Muralimohan Temple

This laterite temple stands facing south and shows some differences from other ekaratna temples. Here the three arched openings are...

Maleswar Temple

The temple, according to its foundation inscription, was built by Vira Saha (wrongly read by many as Vira Simha) in...

Madanmohan Temple

This brick built temple on a large laterite plinth was erected to enshrine the tutelary deity of the Mallas. Among...

Madan-Gopal Temple

The temple is the only pancharatna temple built entirely of laterite. Of its five ratnas, the central one is octagonal...

Lalji Temple

The temple, a laterite construction, is of the ekaratna type. It faces south with triple arched façade on all of...

Kala Chand Temple

The temple is built of laterite stone. It belongs to the ekaratna category with a tall single ratna in the...

Jora Mandir

In close proximity of the Lal bandh stand one small and two big temples. The entire complex is known as...

Gokulchand Temple

The laterite temple, facing east, belongs to the pancharatna type. It is very significant for several reasons. Firstly, it is...

Gate of Old Fort

It is a gate-house build in laterite and provided with battlemented parapet. Access to the fortified city was available through...

Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted

This is a big cannon believed to have been fired by the city deity Madanmohan to save the Malla capital...

Brindaban Chandra Temple

This Temple is enclosed within a laterite boundary wall which has four corner towers is a classical example of the...

Ancient Temple, Bahulara

The temple, originally contained the deul (sanctuary) and a mandapa (assembly hall). At present only the deul is standing. The...

Temple site of an old Jain temple, now represented only by a mound with a Jain Statue

The mound of an old Jain temple is presently submerged and represented by a statue of Parsvanath.

An image of Durga slaying Mohisasura under a tree

The site represents the image of Durga slaying Mahishasura under a tree.

A temple site now represented only by a mound with statues of Ganesh and Nandi on it

A temple site now represented only by a mound with an image of Nandi on it

The mound area containing the remains of a temple is presently submerged.

A temple site now represented only by a mound

The mound area containing the remains of a temple is presently submerged.

A temple site now represented only by a mound and a statue of Surja

The mound is submerged in water. It is reported that the area is of great antiquarian interest and has yielded...

The two ancient temples (joined together).

The brick-built temple, facing east, consists of a deul and a mandapa. The deul has a tall ridged sikhara which...

The tombs of Bahram Sakka, Sher Afgan and Nawab Kutabuddin.

The tomb of Sher Afghan, Governor of Barddhaman and first husband of Mehr-un-Nissa (Nur Zahan, later wife of Emperor Jahangir)...

Jain Brick Temple known as Sat-Deul together with adjacent land comprised in survey plot No. 3134, 3135, 3151, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3156/3744 and 3157.

This brick-built temple, now deserted, appears to have once enshrined a Jaina divinity. A number of Jaina sculptures were discovered...

Group of Temples (12 Nos. Temples)

The temple is one of the profusely decorated dalan-type temples of Bengal. It has an oblong verandah behind which is...

Ancient site and remains of Pandurajar Dhipi comprised in part of Survey plot No. 20.

The site was partially excavated though not scientifically by the Directorate of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal. The excavators noticed...

Ancient mound comprised in Survey Plot Nos. 571, 571/965, 2215 and 2216.

The site was jointly excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India and Burdwan University. The excavators found at the site...

The Stone Temple

The temple was once externally square nestling an oblong sanctum with an oblong verandah in front. The latter had a...

The Rudreswar Temple

Both laterite and sandstone were used in the construction of this temple. It is built on a cruciform plan and...

The group of four ancient temples

The Begunia group consists of four temples. Smallest and oldest of them is the Siddhesvara. All of them are built...

Temple of Ichai Ghosh (Pre. Notification) /Temple of Ichai Ghose (Final Notification)

The temple is brick-built and faces east. It has a cruciform plan and a towering sikhara rising perpendicularly before taking...

The area situated between the road to Amlajore and the river Damodar comprising plots Nos. 823, 836, 837, 841 and 872

The site was excavated by local ameture archaeologist during 1938. Excavated materials include stone celts, pottery and beads of semi-precious...

Ruins of Fort

The mound is locally known as Ballaldhipi. During 1982-88, the Kolkata Circle of Archaeological Survey of India conducted excavation at...

The Mosque and Tombs

The site is situated on the G.T. Road not far from the Adi Saptagram Rly. Station (E.Rly.). The site possesses...

The Mosque

The Bari Masjid is one of the earliest and largest mosques in Bengal. It is a long low building divided...

The Minar

The Minar, an architecturally interesting monument, rises in four gradually diminishing disproportionate storyes which are placed one above the other...

The group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

The group comprises three Vaishnavite temples, viz. Chaitanyadeva, Ramachandra and Vrindabanchandra. The Chaitanyadeva Temple is considered to be the earliest...

Mounds

It is a potential site awaiting extensive excavation. Such a venture requires the removal of the houses raised over it....

The two mounds to the north of the village Bhadeshwar

Local people believe that under one of the mounds are buried the ruins of the palace of King Bhadrasana. The...

The temple of Radha Binode commonly known as Joydeb

It is a brick built ‘Navaratna’ temple standing on a low plinth having a square sanctum cella and a storey...

The temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the “Linga” image of Siva

The place is famous as it is traditionally believed to be thebirth place of the late medieval poet Chandidas. The...

The Temple and Rasmancha

This is the finest and oldest atchala temple in the Birbhum District. The temple stands on a laterite foundation and...

The old temple of Dharmaraj

It is a birbhum variant plain stone temple having sharp corners and tapering sikhara. From two Bengali dedicatory plaques fixed...

Metcalfe Hall

This double storeyed grand building is standing at the junction of Hare Street and Strand Road. It was designed by...

The temple at Jhater Deul

The Deul i.e. temple is traditionally connected with an inscription (not traceable now) of one Raja Jayantachandra purported to have...

Warren Hasting’s House

The impressive double storeyed building, now in a badly dilapidated state, represents a fine specimen of colonial architecture prevalent during...

26 Siva Temples

Sri Ramhari Biswas and Pandit Ramkrishna Biswas, the then landlords of Khardaha, built this complex of 26 temples of Siva...

Clive’s House known as Barakothi

The building is situated on a raised ground detached from the surrounding area. Once a Portuguese or Dutch factory was...

Chandra Ketu’s Fort (Pre. Notification) Fort of Chandraketu (Final Notification)

The site, known as Chandraketu’s Fort, a legend without any basis, has severely disturbed mud rampart. The University of Calcutta...

Ancient mound known as Varahamihirer Dhipi comprised in survey plot Nos. 1506, 1511, 1510, 1513, 1514, 1516 and part of survey plot Nos. 1507, 1509, 1512, 1508, 1515, 1517, 1518 and 1522 of mauza Deulia and survey plot No. 628 and part of survey plot Nos. 626 and 1622 of mauza Kaukepara

Excavated by the University of Calcutta between 1956-57 and 1966-67, the site forms part of the fortified site of Chandraketu’s...

The temple

This is a brick-built charchala temple resting on a raised plinth and being embellished with exquisite terracotta ornamentation. The ornamentation...

St. John’s Church

The Church, the first Anglican Cathedral of Kolkata, stands at the crossing of the Hastings Street and Council House Street....

Old Building of the Asiatic Society

The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones in 15.1.1784 to enhance and further the cause of Oriental Research....

Maghen David Synagogue

This synagogue (place of worship of Jewish Congregation) is the largest among such monuments in the east. The synagogue was...

Currency Building

This handsome three-storeyed building was designed in Italian style with Venetian windows, cast iron grates of florid design, portcullis and...

Beth El Synagogue

The Synagogue, placed on a high plinth, is to be accessed by climbing a flight of fifteen marble steps. The...

Sri Mayer Ghat

The bathing ghat on the western bank of the river Ganges is within the jurisdiction of the Belur Math. This...

The Dargah of Zafar Khan Ghazi

There are two monuments standing on an elevated ground on the west bank of the rivder Ganges. They comprise a...

Hansesvari & Vasudeva Temples

The two temples are in the same precinct surrounded by a moat. The Hamsesvari temple is made partly of stone...

Dutch Memorial (Susanna Anna Maria)

The monument is situated near Talganga which is at the border of Chandannagar. The mausoleum is of a Dutch lady...

Dutch Cemetery together with all tombs & monuments contained therein

Bounded by a high wall the cemetery (generally known as Gorostan) has two parts, one older having graves of Dutch...

Dupleix Palace

The Residency Building or Palace of Dupleix is situated in a picturesque setting on the western bank of the Ganges....

Danish Cemetery

Not far from the Court Building on the strand, an enclosed area contains Danish Cemetery in two separate plots. One...