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Kolkata Bandel Church
Location : Council House Street beside B.B.D. Bagh This church stands on Council House Street beside B.B.D. Bagh. It is popularly known as 'The Stone Church'. The construction started on 6th April, 1874 and ended in 1884. This was constructed following the Greek architectural pattern at a cost of Rs. 2 lakhs. The floor of the church was made with stones obtained from Ganda. Stones were also obtained from Chunar. The stone tower is 174 ft. high. Job Charnock was buried here. His sculpture was made by his son-in-law Sir Charles Ayar around 1695. The sculpture is a unique specimen of art. There is a dome with a pitcher appended to it. There are also the tombs of the daughters of Charnock. Au reste, there are the sculptures of British Admiral Watson who subjugated Calcutta in 1757, Lord Brabourne, Lady Canning and several distinguished persons. |
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Another remarkable attraction of this church is 'The Last Supper', a marvellous painting by Zofanni.
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