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Dalhousie
Square, the centre of activity of the British Administration in
India, is renamed after three brave martyrs of Bengal viz.,
Binay, Badal
& Dinesh. It is a square area built around the old Lal Dighi
tank which exists till date. It was later called the Tank Square and then
the Dalhousie Square. It is still the 'heart' of Calcutta. Many famous buildings housing important
offices, business centres and banks are
located here. On the southern side of the square is the Raj Bhavan
or the Governor House, built in Georgian style of architecture. Close
by, is the Assembly House, a unique specimen of Gothic architecture
and St. John's Church which happens to be the oldest Church in Calcutta.
Herein lies
the mausoleum of Job Charnock, the founder of the city. In the north
lies the Writer's Building, a grandiose Gothic
architecture which houses the secretariat.
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