City Kolkata is full of impressive monuments and architectural beauties. Shahid Minar is one among them. Shahid Minar, the magnificent monument formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, which was erected in the year 1848.  It was named after its founder, Sir David Ochterlony, to commemorate the founder’s victory in the Nepal War ( 1814-1816) by British East India Company. Ochterlony Monument was named Shahid Minar in 1969 in the memory of the brave patriots who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India.

 

The construction of  Kolkata Shahid Minar follows an architectural variety. On careful inspection it can be easily concluded that there is an exquisite blend of Syrian, Egyptian and Turkish Engineering in Shahid Minar’s construction. The column is Syrian, the base Egyptian while the dome is unmistakably Turkish. Saheed Minar is contrived by a famous British architect, J.P. Parker.

 

This towering Shahid Minar is located at one of the most picturesque locales of Kolkata towards the North Eastern expanse of the Maidan. As the evening sun sets on the far horizon and dusk descends on the city of joy, this magnificent snow-white tower is lit up from all corners, which makes for a dazzling display right in the heart of  Kolkata.

 

Visitors who intend to climb up to the top of the Shahid Minar have to seek permission from the Lal Bazar Police Station, which is close by. A word of advice - " the Shahid Minar is not for the faint hearted and it is an absolute no, no for people with cardiac diseases."

The enchanting Shahid Minar of  Kolkata to some extent looks like famous Qutub Minar of  Delhi. Shahid Minar has become an important landmark of Kolkata.

 

Political parties, trade unions and other groups frequently use the grounds adjoining the monument to hold public meetings. The custom of convening political seminars started in 1931 when a historical convocation took place here, presided by Rabindranath Tagore. The humanitarian poet had severely condemned the vandalism of the imperialist British Government that had shot a youth dead in the Calabooze in Hizli.

 

 

 

 

Shahid Minar City Kolkata is full of impressive monuments and architectural beauties. Shahid Minar is one among them. Shahid Minar, the magnificent monument formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, which was erected in the year 1848.  It was named after its founder, Sir David Ochterlony, to commemorate the founder’s victory in the Nepal War ( 1814-1816) by British East India Company. Ochterlony Monument was named Shahid Minar in 1969 in the memory of the brave patriots who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India.   The construction of  Kolkata Shahid Minar follows an architectural variety. On careful inspection it can be easily concluded that there is an exquisite blend of Syrian, Egyptian and Turkish Engineering in Shahid Minar’s construction. The column is Syrian, the base Egyptian while the dome is unmistakably Turkish. Saheed Minar is contrived by a famous British architect, J.P. Parker.   This towering Shahid Minar is located at one of the most picturesque locales of Kolkata towards the North Eastern expanse of the Maidan. As the evening sun sets on the far horizon and dusk descends on the city of joy, this magnificent snow-white tower is lit up from all corners, which makes for a dazzling display right in the heart of  Kolkata.   Visitors who intend to climb up to the top of the Shahid Minar have to seek permission from the Lal Bazar Police Station, which is close by. A word of advice - " the Shahid Minar is not for the faint hearted and it is an absolute no, no for people with cardiac diseases." The enchanting Shahid Minar of  Kolkata to some extent looks like famous Qutub Minar of  Delhi. Shahid Minar has become an important landmark of Kolkata.   Political parties, trade unions and other groups frequently use the grounds adjoining the monument to hold public meetings. The custom of convening political seminars started in 1931 when a historical convocation took place here, presided by Rabindranath Tagore. The humanitarian poet had severely condemned the vandalism of the imperialist British Government that had shot a youth dead in the Calabooze in Hizli.