Virtual Walk: Dalhousie Architecture Trail (English)

When the British East India Company decided to settle on the eastern banks of the Hooghly river over three hundred years ago, little did they know they were laying the foundation for the “Second City of the Empire”. What started as a colonial settlement nestled among native villages, Dalhousie Square and its environs swiftly turned into the heart of the colonial city of Calcutta.

Adorned with buildings built in styles ranging from Neo-Classical, Neo-Gothic and Victorian alongside modernist styles such as Art Deco, the architecture of the area always served as a direct reflection of the political and societal scenario at the time.