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Biswa Bangla Gate (also known as Kolkata Gate) is an arch-monument in the city of New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is built by Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) on the Biswa Bangla Sarani at Narkelbagan, Action Area - I of New Town, Kolkata metropolitan area.[1] It also houses India's first hanging restaurant. The visitors' gallery and restaurant are surrounded by glass giving a show to various parts of New Town.[2]
Biswa Bangla Gate is located over the third rotary traffic island on Biswa Bangla Sarani, near Rabindra Tirtha in Action Area 1, New Town, Kolkata. It is connected with the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre metro station of Kolkata Metro Orange Line.
History and construction
Template:Multiple image The idea of Kolkata Gate came up under the Newtown beautification project.[3] design was made public in 2015.[4] The construction of the Gate started on 6 March 2017. The total cost of the construction of the gate was expected to be around Template:INRConvert.[5][6][7]
The initial plan for the structure also included a Biswa Bangla globeTemplate:Efn hanging in the centre of the ring. But, while it was being pulled up, the pulley mechanism faulted and it crashed to the ground. No one was injured and it was decided to scrap the idea of globe.[8][9][10]
On 2 February 2019, the gate was opened for public by Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee.
The ring is supported by two parabolic arches from four sides of the intersection.
Structure details
This gate is Template:Convert high. The Template:Convert diameter circular viewing gallery is approximately Template:Convert above the ground with an overall diameter of Template:Convert. The ring is supported by two parabolic arches from four corners of the intersection. The four legs stand on concrete foundations Template:Convert steel was used for the structure.[11] There are two staircases and an elevator to reach the gallery. Decorative paintings of luminaries have been drawn on the wall inside the ring with the outer side having a glass façade to have a view of the township. Maximum 100 visitors are allowed at a time on the ring. Biswa Bangla Gate logo is put up on the outer wall of the ring.[12]Template:Better source needed Template:-
Notes
References
- ↑ নিউটাউনে তৈরি হতে চলেছে গেট ওয়ে ওফ কলকাতা. বাংলাHunt(17 Mar 2017). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ কলকাতা গেটে ঝুলন্ত রেস্তোরাঁ. এবেলা(4 April 2017). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ Liveability quotient increases in Rajarhat New Town with multiple social, cultural and infrastructural initiatives. Real Estate News(2019-05-01). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর তিলত্তমার সৌন্দর্য বৃদ্ধি কলকাতা গেট দিয়ে. bengalinews.in(10 April 2017). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ টাওয়ারে এবার কলকাতা দর্শন!. kolkata24x7.com(17 October 2015). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ Kolkata Gate work at full pelt in New Town. Times of India(24 May 2017). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ 'Kolkata Gate' Is Almost Ready. Here Are 5 Facts. The Beacon kolkata(21 June 2017). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ Biswa Bangla globe falls from 40m in New Town. The Times of India(13 Nov 2017). Retrieved 7 Nov 2020.
- ↑ 200kg globe over a key crossing (Bengal's vision) becomes cause for worry. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ বিশ্ব বাংলা গ্লোব ভাঙল কেন, শুরু হল তদন্ত. www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ CM inaugurates Biswa Bangla Gate, doors to open for public on Feb 2, MP, Team. www.millenniumpost.in(2019-01-31). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ kolkata Gate. www.biswabanglagatekolkata.in. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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