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{{quote|The oldest road on the Maidan is the Course, extending from the 'Cocked hat' in the north to the Khidirpur bridge. The 'broad gravelled walk' on the west side of that portion is the Red Road, constructed in 1820. To the south of the fort is the Ellenborough Course, meant for horse exercises, and towards the east is the Race Course, started in 1819. That was the scenario a century back. - '''HEA Cotton'''<ref name = "Cotton220"/>}} | {{quote box|width=350px|quote=The oldest road on the Maidan is the Course, extending from the 'Cocked hat' in the north to the Khidirpur bridge. The 'broad gravelled walk' on the west side of that portion is the Red Road, constructed in 1820. To the south of the fort is the Ellenborough Course, meant for horse exercises, and towards the east is the Race Course, started in 1819. That was the scenario a century back. - '''HEA Cotton'''<ref name = "Cotton220"/>}} | ||
[[Raj Bhavan, Kolkata|Government House]] was built in 1803, the {{convert|48|m|adj=on}} high [[Shaheed Minar, Kolkata|Octerlony Monument]] in 1848,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kolkatainformation.com/calhert/sahid_minar.htm | title = Shahid Minar (Ochterlony Monument)| access-date = 2007-05-04 | publisher = kolkatainformation.com}}</ref> the museum was started in the Asiatic Society in 1814 but shifted to the present site as the Indian Museum in 1887,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indianmuseumkolkata.org/history.html | title = Indian Museum Kolkata | access-date = 2007-05-04 | work = The Official Website | publisher = indianmuseumkolkata.com | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061123151815/http://www.indianmuseumkolkata.org/history.html | archive-date = 23 November 2006 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata|St. Paul's Cathedral]] was built between 1839 and 1847, it was consecrated in 1874,<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.indiatravelite.com/calcutta/calsightseeing.htm | title =Calcutta Sight Seeing | access-date =2007-05-04 | publisher =indiatravelite.com | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070307010108/http://www.indiatravelite.com/calcutta/calsightseeing.htm | archive-date =7 March 2007 | url-status =dead }}</ref> and the Victoria Memorial was erected in 1921.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.victoriamemorial-cal.org/index2.html | title = The Official website of Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta | access-date = 2007-05-04 | work = The Official Website | publisher = victoriamemorial.com | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519085614/http://www.victoriamemorial-cal.org/index2.html | archive-date = 19 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> On Council House Street, at one corner of the Maidan, was the long-defunct [[Fort William College]],<ref>Cotton, H.E.A., p. 271</ref> which played a pioneering role in the development of many of the Indian languages, particularly Bengali. | [[Raj Bhavan, Kolkata|Government House]] was built in 1803, the {{convert|48|m|adj=on}} high [[Shaheed Minar, Kolkata|Octerlony Monument]] in 1848,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kolkatainformation.com/calhert/sahid_minar.htm | title = Shahid Minar (Ochterlony Monument)| access-date = 2007-05-04 | publisher = kolkatainformation.com}}</ref> the museum was started in the Asiatic Society in 1814 but shifted to the present site as the Indian Museum in 1887,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indianmuseumkolkata.org/history.html | title = Indian Museum Kolkata | access-date = 2007-05-04 | work = The Official Website | publisher = indianmuseumkolkata.com | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061123151815/http://www.indianmuseumkolkata.org/history.html | archive-date = 23 November 2006 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata|St. Paul's Cathedral]] was built between 1839 and 1847, it was consecrated in 1874,<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.indiatravelite.com/calcutta/calsightseeing.htm | title =Calcutta Sight Seeing | access-date =2007-05-04 | publisher =indiatravelite.com | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070307010108/http://www.indiatravelite.com/calcutta/calsightseeing.htm | archive-date =7 March 2007 | url-status =dead }}</ref> and the Victoria Memorial was erected in 1921.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.victoriamemorial-cal.org/index2.html | title = The Official website of Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta | access-date = 2007-05-04 | work = The Official Website | publisher = victoriamemorial.com | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519085614/http://www.victoriamemorial-cal.org/index2.html | archive-date = 19 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> On Council House Street, at one corner of the Maidan, was the long-defunct [[Fort William College]],<ref>Cotton, H.E.A., p. 271</ref> which played a pioneering role in the development of many of the Indian languages, particularly Bengali. | ||