| Prinsep Ghat | |
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 A view of Princep Ghat in the evening, with theVidyasagar Setu bridge visible behind it | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Hastings,Kolkata,West Bengal 700021 |
| Country |  India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′24.41″N88°19′53.76″E / 22.5567806°N 88.3316000°E /22.5567806; 88.3316000 |
Prinsep Ghat is aghat built in 1841 during theBritish Raj, along theKolkata bank of theHooghly River in India. ThePalladian porch in the memory of the eminent Anglo-Indian scholar andantiquaryJames Prinsep was designed by W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843.
Located between the Water Gate and the St George's Gate of theFort William, the monument to Prinsep is rich in Greek and Gothic inlays. It was restored by the state's public works department in November 2001 and has since been well-maintained.[1] In its initial years, all royal British entourages used the Prinsep Ghat jetty for embarkation and disembarkation.[2][3][4]
Prinsep Ghat is one of the oldest recreational spots of Kolkata.[4] People visit it in the evenings on weekends to go boating on the river, stroll along the bank and purchase food from stalls there. A 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) stretch of the beautifiedriverfront from Prinsep Ghat toBabughat (Baje Kadamtala Ghat) was inaugurated on 24 May 2012.[5] It has illuminated and landscaped gardens and pathways, fountains and renovated ghats. One of the songs in theBollywood filmParineeta was shot here on the ghats.[4]
Prinsep Ghat also has arailway station named after it. The station is part of theKolkata Circular Railway which is maintained byEastern Railway. The station code is PPGT.[6]
There is a jetty nearby called the Man-O-War jetty that belongs to the Kolkata Port Trust and commemorates the role played by the port in the Second World War. The jetty is mainly used by the Indian Navy.
