Colonnade at the GPO, General Post Office, Dalhousie Square (BBD Bagh), Kolkata, India

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The Calcutta General Post Office (GPO), the commercial hub of the city designed by Walter B. Grenville was built in 1864. Its high domed roof and tall Ionic-Corinthian pillars give the building an imposing appearance marking the boundaries of the original Fort William, destroyed during Shiraj-ud-Daulah's attack on the British Settlement in 1756. It is also alleged to be the site of the notorious Black Hole of Calcutta.

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Size: 3427px × 5120px
Location: Dalhousie Square (BBD Bagh), Kolkata, India
Photo credit: © Dave Pattison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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