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Tourism States - West Bengal Heritage Wall - still standing Ranabir Ray Choudhury
Kolkata June 10 The Eden Gardens in Kolkata was planned and first set up by the two sisters, Emily and Eden, of Lord Auckland, Governor-General of the British possessions in India during 1836-42. Clearly, when a garden of this sort is set up, there has to be a boundary wall - and the fond hope is that this wall, in parts, is still extant at the beginning of the 21st Century. The picture on top was taken in the 19th Century (the tall masts of the sailing ships on the Hooghly are visible on the left), which shows the wall separating the Garden from the road to the south of it. The photograph at the bottom was taken last week, which shows that the wall (mercifully repaired and in a good state) still exists, although the part of it along Strand Road to the west is in a shambles. For the most part, the wall has been built over by the shops and cubicles, which line the road opposite the bus stand located in the area. The Eden Gardens figures in the heritage list of buildings and places in Kolkata. If the boundary wall of the Eden Gardens is also heritage property, it is felt that the appropriate authorities should take every step available to protect it from further denudation and destruction.
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