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'''Metcalfe Hall''' is a heritage building situated in [[Kolkata]], [[India]], at the junction of Strand Road and Hare Street in the heart of the city's business district. The architecture is reflective of the British imperial [[architecture]] at the middle of the nineteenth century, and visually similar to [[Ancient_Greek_temple|ancient Greek temples]]. It was built between 1840-1844 according to the design prepared by the city magistrate, C.K. Robinson and named after [[Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe|Sir Charles T. Metcalfe]], the [[Governor-General]] of [[India]], in honour of his efforts towards a free press. The building faces the [[Hooghly river]] on the West.
'''Metcalfe Hall''' is a heritage building situated in [[Kolkata]], [[India]], at the junction of Strand Road and Hare Street in the heart of the city's business district. The architecture is reflective of the British imperial [[architecture]] at the middle of the nineteenth century, and visually similar to [[Ancient_Greek_temple|ancient Greek temples]]. It was built between 1840 and 1844 according to the design prepared by the city magistrate, C.K. Robinson and named after [[Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe|Sir Charles T. Metcalfe]], the [[Governor-General]] of [[India]], in honour of his efforts towards a free press. The building faces the [[Hooghly river]] on the West.


== History ==
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File:Metcalfe Hall - 12 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0335.JPG|Metcalfe Hall, Strand Road view
File:Metcalfe Hall - 12 Strand Road - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0335.JPG|Metcalfe Hall, Strand Road view
File:Metcalfe Hall 1, Kolkata.jpg|Metclafe Hall
File:Metcalfe Hall 1, Kolkata.jpg|Metclafe Hall
File:Metcalf Hall, Kolkata, 2022.jpg|Metcalfe Hall, as seen from [[Hare Street]].
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