Kolkata, India
Esplanade Row W, Maidan, B.B.D. Bagh
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Nice place. Great view at night.
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Vidhan Sabha located near to high court building .. very well maintained heritage building with beautiful lawn n having entry area at 4 places ...
It's grandeur and ambience never lost its charm. Security has been tighter these days.
Restricted high security zone.
Assembly House (Bidhan Sabha Hall) is my service place.
From the inception, the sittings of the Legislative Council of Bengal were used to be held at Belvedere, Calcutta, the residential place of Lt. Governor of Bengal. The practice continued till 1920. However, with the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1919, the venue was shifted to Town Hall from 1st February, 1921 and the meetings were continued to be held in the said venue till 8th February, 1931, the completion of the construction of the Legislative Assembly building. The architectural style of the building is a mixture of oriental and occidental influence. An aerial view of the building resembles the English letter ‘H’. Decorated with 18 Gothic columns on each of its East and West face, the structure is massive in size and takes a long time to circumnavigate on foot. According to Brian Paul Bach, the copper-plated dome at the center is more like the Shah Najaf Imambara in Lucknow.The grand portico on the south is currently used as the entrance to the building, by the legislative members, when the legislature is in session. The main chamber where the actual sitting of the house takes place is a 19 m high, 91 m wide, 4300 square feet round shaped hall with an accommodation of 300 members. 8 marble pillars support the roof of the vestibule and from the dome above hangs a sea-green electrolier with concealed lighting. Apart from a separate enclosure for the speaker, there are galleries to accommodate the officials and the visitors. All the furniture is built-in and teak-made. There is a long passage encircling the Chamber, which leads to the various office chambers and a lobby where the members relax when the legislature is not in session. The lobby has a rich collection of oil-paintings and portraits of eminent national leaders, freedom fighters, former Chief Ministers and the Speakers. There are separate chambers for the Speaker, Chief Minister, other Ministers, Leader of the Opposition and two Committee Rooms.
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