Metropolitan Building (Kolkata)
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Life Insurance Corporation of India | |
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Metropolitan Building is a commercial building on
The building was built in 1905. Post Independence Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. assumed ownership, so people know it more commonly as Metropolitan Building. Currently it is owned by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
History
The building was built in 1905.
After Independence, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. assumed ownership, so people know it more commonly as Metropolitan Building.
Renovation
The building was restored by the
Features
It is a large building recognisable by its corner tower with the dome raised high on a pavilion. Rustication in the ground floor and a semicircular arched arcade in the first floor. The facade is punctuated by a series of projected and pedimented bays with plain columns and Corinthian capitals.[4]
Gallery
- Metropolitan Building Gallery
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Metropolitan Building in Esplanade, Kolkata after the recent renovation -
The Building under renovation
See also
- Esplanade, Kolkata
- Jawaharlal Nehru Road
- Chowringhee
References
- ^ INTACH (Guide to Kolkata). INTACH. 2009.
- ^ "Preserving Kolkata's Heritage Buildings". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Ray, Saikat (16 September 2012). "History can mean big business too". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Datta, Rangan. "Metropolitan Building, Esplanade, Calcutta | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
External links
Media related to Metropolitan Building (Kolkata) at Wikimedia Commons