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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 1840-1844 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 == | == History == | ||