Friday, February 12, 2016

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India














Victoria Memorial Hall, South Maidan, Kolkata, India






St. Paul's Cathedral, South Maidan, Kolkata, India


Gothic St. Paul's Cathedral completed in 1847.  Spire damaged in 1934 earthquake.




Park Street, Kolkata, India



Kothari Mansion

Park Mansion, Alliance Francaise





The Indian Museum, Chowringhee, Kolkata, India

Like upstate New York's Dia Beacon and Beijing's 798 Art Center, the Indian Museum is most interesting for the structure that houses the exhibits, rather than the exhibits themselves.  It is massive like a battleship.









Chowringhee, Kolkata, India

street vendor on Chowringhee





Thursday, February 11, 2016

Writers' Buildings & Nearby, Kolkata, India


Refurbished in 1872, these buildings became the principal secretariat of British Government in India.  It is now seat of the West Bengal Government.




chillin'




Postal Museum, 1885




General Post Office, 1868