Riverside

Prinsep Ghat

A Palladian portico on the river, and the city's sunset.

Known for
The 1841 memorial, sunset, boat rides
Best hour
The hour before sunset
Walk
45 min, 4 stops
Prinsep Ghat

Built in 1841 for the scholar who deciphered Brahmi, and now the place the whole city goes to watch the light go.

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Photographs

Photographs of the quarter. Open one to see it full size.

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Must-see buildings

  • Prinsep Ghat memorial

    1841, Greek Revival, W. Fitzgerald. Restored in the 2000s.

  • Vidyasagar Setu

    1992. Cable-stayed, and lit at night.

  • Gwalior Monument

    1847, nearby. A bronze-clad cupola for the dead of the Gwalior campaign.

  • St. Paul's Cathedral →

    Fifteen minutes east across the Maidan.

03

Where to eat

  • The promenade food stalls

    Along the ghat, evenings

    Momos, rolls, phuchka, and tea.

  • Jhalmuri on the steps

    Sunset

    Shaken in a tin while you wait for the light.

04

Things to see

  1. 01

    Sunset behind Vidyasagar Setu

    The 1841 columns and the 1992 cables in one frame.

  2. 02

    A boat out and back

    Half an hour on the water, from the steps.

  3. 03

    The circular railway at dusk

    A train behind the columns. Photographers wait for it.

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Stories

Where this sits

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