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Asia’s largest flower market, Mullik Ghat used to be known as Nimai Mullick Ghat. It was built by Rammohan Mullick in 1855, in memory of his father Nimai Charan Mullick. History reveals that the ghat was constructed on the grounds of the old ‘Noyaner Ghat’, which had been constructed by one of the family’s predecessors, Noyanchand Mullick, in 1793. #MullikGhat

Nakhoda Masjid is the largest mosque in Kolkata. The Nakhoda Mosque was originally built by Haji Zakariah or Zakaria, who was a Cutchi Memon merchant and business tycoon. The Cutchi Memons, also known as ‘Nakhodas’ or seafarers, began to trade in East and South-East Asian countries like Burma, Java, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Mauritius in the early 1730s. They reportedly came to Kolkata in 1849 for the ease of their business, since it was a major port city during the early days of the British Empire in India. #NakhodaMasjid

The Indian Museum formerly called Imperial Museum of Calcutta is the ninth oldest museum in the world and the oldest and largest museum in India and Asia, by size of collection. It has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and Mughal paintings. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata 1814. The founder curator was Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist. #IndianMuseum

Biswa Bangla Gate, also known as the ‘Hanging Restaurant Of Kolkata’ is located in New Town, Kolkata. Several parts of New Town can be seen from the visitor’s gallery of Biswa Bangla Gate and the in-built restaurant, which is surrounded by glass, Biswa Bangla Gate Restaurant stands 180 feet high, and inside the ring decorative paintings are drawn on the wall. Biswa Bangla Gate is also known by the name ‘Kolkata Gate’. #BiswaBanglaGate

  Welcome to "Jeans Gali of Kolkata.” Hundreds of families in this area operate this business, where they acquire old jeans in various colors, primarily blue and black, wash and recycle them, and turn them into brand-new pieces that can be sold in shopping malls.