Clubs: Prior booking lets you tee off in the turfs of the prestigious
Royal Calcutta Golf Club or Tollygunge Club.
Books: If you are a bibliophile, you will enjoy browsing through
over a million titles at Oxford Bookstore, truly a booklover's paradise situated
just beside The Park. You can also order for books online at www.oxfordbookstore.com
The Cha-Bar at the Store offers a wide range of exquisite tea and the Gallery hosts
entertaining events from time to time.
Shopping: The Park is situated on Park Street, the hub of shopping
and entertainment in Calcutta. With more than a dozen shopping arcades including
New Market, Vardaan Market, Sriram Arcade and Metro Plaza, restaurants and movie-theatres
in the vicinity, you will never fall short of entertaining and indulging yourself.
Victoria Memorial: Located near The Park, this is the favourite
tourist spot in Calcutta. This 61-m. high structure of white marble standing on
26 hectares of land was built by the British in the early twentirth century. Inspired
by the Taj Mahal it is a rare combination of British architecture and Moghul artistry.
St Paul's Cathedral: The foundation for St. Paul's Cathedral was
laid in 1839. The Indo-Gothic architecture of this Cathedral set within huge grounds
is splendid.
National Library: This library near The Park, was built in 1700
and contains almost 2 million books and 1⁄2 million documents. The reading
room with galleries is thronged by booklovers in thousands.
Eden Gardens: This stretch of greenery covering nearly 50 acres
of land is a beauty. It is further adorned by a serpentine lake and a pagoda-like
Burmese pavilion. Just next to the garden is the Eden Gardens Stadium, the favourite
cricket ground of the nation with a seating capacity of over 1,00,000 spectators.The
Netaji Indoor Stadium, the largest indoor stadium in Asia, is also a part of the
Eden Gardens complex.
Indian Museum: The palatial building that houses the Indian Museum,
built in 1814 follows the Italian style of architecture. It is one of the oldest
institutions of India situated near The Park.
Birla Planetarium:The second largest of its kind in the world,
the Birla Planetarium was set up in 1962. The viewing hall, with 500 seats has a
diameter of 23 m. Here, visitors are introduced to the solar world through projections
cast on the huge domed ceiling.
