Below is the list of urban parks or gardens, zoological gardens, botanical gardens and amusement parks in the city or outskirts of Kolkata, more precisely in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
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Kolkata skyline across the Maidan
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View of the Victoria Memorial Hall
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Rabindra Sarobar
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Valley of flowers at Eco Park
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Walking track at Central Park
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AJC Bose Botanical Garden, Howrah
Urban Parks
editLarge urban parks
editThe list contains urban parks which have area more than 50 Acres.
Name | Location | Area |
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Maidan | Central Kolkata | 1283 Acres (total) 400 Acres(urban green space) |
Eco Park | New Town | 480 Acres |
Rabindra Sarobar | South Kolkata | 192 Acres |
Central Park | Salt Lake | 152 Acres |
Subhas Sarobar Park[1] | South Kolkata | 73 Acres |
Victoria Memorial Gardens | Central Kolkata | 64 Acres |
Small urban parks
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The list consist small parks, municipality parks or gardens etc.
- Mohor Kunja, Central Kolkata
- Millennium Park, North Kolkata
- Deshapriya Park, South Kolkata
- Elliot Park, Central Kolkata[2]
- Minto Park, Circus Ave[3]
- Vidyasagar Udyan, Hastings
- Safari Park, Gariahat
Botanical gardens
editName | Location | Area |
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Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden | Shibpur, Howrah | 270 Acres |
Zoological gardens
editName | Location | Area |
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Zoological Garden, Alipore | Alipore | 46 Acres |
Harinalaya Mini Zoo[4] | New Town | 12.5 Acres[5] |
References
edit- ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (2020-11-07). "Fingers crossed for Kolkata's Subhas Sarobar". Times of India.
- ^ Saikat, Ray (August 19, 2017). "Kolkata Municipal Corporation to renovate Elliot Park". The Times of India.
- ^ Roy, Subhajoy (2023-03-04). "KMC starts drainage repairs on Sourav Ganguly street in south Kolkata". My Kolkata. Telegraph India.
- ^ PTI (2023-02-20). "Mini zoo in New Town area to have himalayan black bear, lion, tiger". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ MP, Team (2023-02-09). "New Town: Mamata opens mini zoo covering 12.5 acre". MillenniumPost. Retrieved 2023-06-04.