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'''Calcutta''' (present day '''Kolkata''') is a large city in north-east India. Calcutta was the headquarters of the Government of the [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal Presidency]]. It was also the capital of British India until [[Delhi]] became the capital on 12th December 1911. The city had a large European mercantile community.

== Spelling Variants ==

Modern name: Kolkata<br>

Variants: Calcutta<br>

== Location ==

==Places of interest==

[[Image:Calcutta map 1862 .jpg|thumb|250px|Calcutta in 1862]]

The site of [[Fort William]], the Maidan was (and still is) the centre of Calcutta. It was bounded on the west side by the Hooghly River and the Strand Road, and on the east side by Chowringhi Road. Government House, the Governor's residence, was at the north end of the Maidan and Belvedere, the residence of the Lieutenent-Governor of Bengal, was near the southern end.

The Eden Gardens were started by Lord Aukland's sisters and are beautifully laid out. They were the main gathering place of Calcutta Society in the time of the British Raj. They are also the home of India's oldest cricket ground, the Calcutta Cricket Club, and have a lake which was the home of the [http://www.calcuttarowingclub.co.in/about.php Calcutta Rowing Club]. Beside the lake is a Burmese Pagoda brought from Prome and set up in 1856. There were many statues in the Gardens. [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Eden_Gardens._Calcutta.JPG Calcutta Eden Gardens ]Links to a postcard of Eden Gardens in the [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Category:Images Fibiwiki images collection]