Bow Barracks - Kolkata
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| Address : | 1Bow St, Pilkhana, Kolkata, West Bengal 700012, India |
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| Postal code : | 700012 | ||||||||||||||
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Abhishek Ghosh on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The journey from Calcutta to Kolkata has its own history to tell. One such part of the story is Bow Barracks. Located in Central Kolkata, Bow Barracks was originally built as a garrison's mess for the European army of World War I. It now houses the Anglo Indian and Chinese Indian communities for more than the past 100 years. In a narrow lane between Hare Street and Bohu Bazar police station are these six blocks of red-bricked three-story buildings with green windows. It is decorated and lit beautifully during the time of Christmas and New Year.
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Kahini Kundu on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This place is no way distinguishable from rest of the city except on the Christmas and New Year Eve. However the houses on the lane are not of the typical bengali architecture, they consist thr Anglo touch. On the Christmas Eve, the residents decorate and light up the place, play music, provide stalls selling various in-house items.
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Suman Samui on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You will see a great vibe during Christmas.
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Sourav Mitra on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A heritage of lane of the city, that will always cheer your hearts and take to back to an era of nostalgia.
Its a must visit place during the Christmas week. The ambiance, the energy, the people creates a smile in your heart.
This place is said to be a very small huh of Anglo-Indian culture, who have been living for generations. As per history, this place was a military base built during the World War I, however there isn't enough records to prove this fact. But overall its a symbol of heritage for the city of joy.
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Nilanjana Chatterjee on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Such a beautiful place in Kolkata. I have been here for the first time this year and the street decorations are fabulous with the music.
Try kebabs and momos by the local Anglo Indians.
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Arunima's World on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A wonderful place for Christmas celebrations, decorations and lightings. Bow Barracks is situated in central Kolkata and Christmas is celebrated for longest time over here stretching from 23rd dec to 1st Jan. Everyyear this time the barrack is beautifully decorated with lights , food stalls and functions are held every day . On Christmas Eve Santa Clause comes and gives gifts to children.
However,this year due to Corona Pandemic(2021), there was no food stalls and functions were not held to avoid crowd but the place was beautifully decorated.If you have missed it this year , do visit next year.
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Sanuj Goswami on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A beautiful place in the heart of Kolkata. The total area is not so big. Here the Anglo Indian community of Kolkata reside in a small stretch. The buildings are brightly coloured with Red. This is about 4-5 mins walk from Chandni Chowk metro station, it is located exactly behind the Bowbazar Police Station.
Christmas is the appropriate time to go there. A small scale celebration among these people is really enjoyable & you could grab some delicious foods made by them.
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dev MUKHERJEE on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A place beautifully maintained since the world war II. In Christmas the place usually gets decorated with all the colours and homemade wine and cake makes the evenings more colourful. It’s a wonderful and a very unique place to be in the heart of Calcutta.
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