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<div>{{short description|Road in Kolkata, India}}<br />
{{for|other roads with the same name|Strand Road (disambiguation){{!}}Strand Road}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox street<br />
| name = Strand Road<br />
| native_name =<br />
| marker_image = <br />
| image = File:The Strand, Calcutta by Francis Frith.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| caption = Strand Road in mid 19th century<br />
| other_name = The Strand<br />
| former_names = <br />
| postal_code = 700001, 700006, 700007, 700021<br />
| map_type = <br />
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| coordinates =<br />
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| location = [[Kolkata]], India<br />
| maint = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| direction_a = North<br />
| terminus_a = [[Bagbazar]]<br />
| direction_b = South<br />
| terminus_b = [[Prinsep Ghat]]<br />
| metro_system = <br />
| metro = <br />
| known_for = Runs along the east bank of the [[Hooghly River]]<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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[[File:Strand Road - Kolkata 2012-09-22 0339.JPG|thumb|Strand Road, [[Kolkata]]]]<br />
[[File:Strand Road - Kolkata 2012-01-14 0852.JPG|thumb|Strand road near [[Outram Ghat]]]]<br />
'''Strand Road''', also referred to as '''The Strand''', is a major thoroughfare in downtown [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. Running along the east bank of the [[Hooghly River]], the road connects [[Bagbazar]] to [[Prinsep Ghat]] (in the [[Hastings, Kolkata|Hastings]] neighbourhood) via the threshold of [[Howrah Bridge]]. South of [[Prinsep Ghat]], Strand Road becomes St. Georges Gate Road.<ref>https://www.kolkataonwheels.com/kolkata-crematoriums-get-a-makeover Retrieved 19 January 2019</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Strand Road was completed in 1828,<ref name=Cotton>Cotton, H. E. A. (1907). Calcutta, Old and New. W. Newman & Co.</ref>{{rp|167}} undertaken by the Lottery Committee, along what was previously a long sedge bank. According to the historian [[H.E.A. Cotton]], the road ran from [[Prinsep Ghat]] to Hatkhola Ghat. The area around Prinsep Ghat had a large portion of riverbank reclaimed and thrown into the roadway.<ref name=Cotton/>{{rp|321}}<br />
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Erected in 1838, [[Babughat|Baboo Ghat]] is a significant monument in [[Ancient Greek architecture|Doric Greek]] style on Strand Road. It was commissioned by Baboo Raj Chundrer Das, husband of [[Rani Rashmoni]], founder of [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple]].<ref name=Cotton/>{{rp|322}} Immediately west of the [[Calcutta High Court|Kolkata High Court]] is Chandpal Ghat, named after Chunder Nath Pal, who owned a shop at the site for the ‘refreshment of pedestrians and boatmen’. The ghat dates from at least 1774 (predating Strand Road itself) and eventually became the point at which the colonial rulers and administrators of India would arrive and leave the city prior to the advent of rail travel.<ref name=Cotton/>{{rp|323}}<br />
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[[Eden Gardens]], the oldest cricket ground in India and largest in Asia,<ref>[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-cricket-grounds-in-the-world.html The Largest Cricket Grounds in the World] Retrieved 20 January 2019</ref> is located beside Strand Road, opposite to [[Babughat]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Babu Ghat - Strand Road - Kolkata 2013-09-07 2197.JPG|[[Babughat]], Strand Road<br />
File:Samriddhi Bhavan - Strand Road - Kolkata 2012-09-22 0344.JPG|Samriddhi Bhavan, Strand Road<br />
File:New Secretariat Building - 1 Kiran Shankar Roy Road - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0318.JPG|New Secretariat Building, Strand Road<br />
File:Metcalfe Hall - 12 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0335.JPG|[[Metcalfe Hall]], Strand Road<br />
File:Jeevan Ganga Building - LIC - 16 Hare Street - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0343-0346.tif|Jeevan Ganga Building (LIC), Strand Road<br />
File:Kolkata Port Trust Building - 15 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0361.JPG|Kolkata Port Trust Building, Strand Road<br />
File:Custom House - 15-1 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0371.JPG|Custom House, Strand Road<br />
File:Eastern Railway Building - 17 Netaji Subhas Road - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0419.JPG|Eastern Railway Building, Strand Road<br />
File:Diamond Heritage - Commercial Building - 16 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0411.JPG|Diamond Heritage, Strand Road<br />
File:Marshall House - 25 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0473.JPG|Mersall House, Strand Road<br />
File:Mohta House - 29 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0495.JPG|Mohta House, Strand Road<br />
File:Nagreswar Mahadev Mandir - 35 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0514.JPG|Nagreswar Mahadev Mandir, Strand Road<br />
File:Raja Katra - 167 Netaji Subash Road - Strand Road View - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0598.JPG|Raja Katra, Strand Road<br />
File:Mayo Hospital - 67-1 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0687.JPG|Mayo Hospital, Strand Road<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Streets of Kolkata}}<br />
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