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Revisiting Bengal's past
Going through the past history and culture of Bengal
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Production Company
Calcutta
Kolkata
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This was built by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, an American Production Company, USA in 1934 to promote their films in then Calcutta, which was among the most important cities throughout the British Empire and had a large English-speaking population of Britishers.
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Human Sculpture
Sculpture Art
Sculptures
Buddha Art
Buddha Statue
Ancient Humans
Indian Architecture
3d Drawings
The goddess has been hailed in Durga Saptashati as 'Parna-Savaree'-the lady of Savara tribe who dresses in leaves. The statue dating from Pala dynasty. What's interesting is that there's a small Ganesha being trampled under her feet.
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Durga Painting
Lord Shiva Painting
Kali Hindu
Hindu Art
Kali Goddess
Goddess Art
Shiva Art
Shiva Shakti
Durga Maa
This beautiful painting titled "Mahamaaya" shows the different aspects of a woman's life and their quotidian lifestyle within the Bengali households in the medieval and early British days of India.
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Vintage Pictures
Vintage Images
Hastings House
Archaeological Survey Of India
East India Company
Uk History
Belvedere
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Theatre Drawing
World Theatre Day
Floral Wallpaper Iphone
History Of India
Colonial Architecture
Antique Maps
Old Pictures
Chowringhee Theatre was built in 1813, It was bought by Prinsep’s friend Dwarkanath Tagore in 1835 for Rs 30,000. It burnt down in 1839. Below, 1836 view of Chowringhee Theatre drawn by William Wood & Interior of the Chowringhee Theatre-by William Prinsep.
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Old Photos
Delhi Monuments
Classic Photographers
Vintage India
Minster
Steeple
Incredible India
In the 1897 earthquake the cathedral suffered damage and was refurbished. In the subsequent massive earthquake of 1934, the cathedral's steeple tower collapsed, the cathedral was reconstructed to a revised design without steeple.
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General Post Office
Colonial India
Old Fort
Fort William
Small Buildings
India Travel
The old Fort William was built in 1700. It was virtually destroyed by Siraj–ud–Daulah during the “Siege of Calcutta” in 1756. Later in 1868, its ruins were completely removed to build the General Post Office (GPO).
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10 Picture
Large Picture
Governor General Of India
Bw Photo
Photo Frame
Garden Of Eden
Eden Gardens
The Far Side
It was named after Emily and Fanny Eden, the sisters of Lord Auckland, Governor General of Bengal from 1836 to 1842. Today it is the location of one of the world's largest cricket grounds.
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Taylor & Co
Mughal Paintings
Dutch Golden Age
Cityscape Painting
West Bengal
History Books
Palmer was one of the richest merchants of then Calcutta, the so-called 'Prince of Merchants'. Painting by James Baillie Fraser’ 1826. Here now stand is Calcutta Police Headquarters.
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Lectures Room
The St
Middleton
Cambridge
Independence
Thomas
Louvre
It was established in the early 1820s by the first Bishop of Calcutta, Thomas Middleton, as part of a theological college along the lines of that at Cambridge. It had a chapel, houses, library & lecture rooms.
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