The Mother's House

The Mother House is the modest entrance to the world headquarters and residential quarters for the Missionaries of Charity and has been ’home’ to Mother Teresa and her sisters since 1953. A simple building with neat floors and purely functional features. The chapel upstairs faces the busy road. The simplicity and strength of the building depicts the lifestyle of its sisters. It is a bright, airy and peaceful place, an ‘oasis’ for the people in the midst of the noise.

It is here that Mother Teresa’s mortal remains rest. 

The Great Banyan Tree

The Great Banyan Tree is a banyan tree which is 250 years old and widely spread across, which is largest in Asia. IT holds a record in the genius book of records.Botanically known as Ficus Benghalensis, the Great Banyan tree is located in Howrah district of West Bengal. The Great Banyan looks more like a jungle than an individual tree. The tree now lives without its main trunk, which decayed and was removed in 1925. The circumference of the original trunk was 1.7 m and from the ground was 15.7 m. The area occupied by the tree is about 14500 square meters. The present crown of the tree has a circumference of about 1 kilometer and the highest branch rises to about 25 m; it has at present 3300 aerial roots reaching down to the ground.

The Great Banyan Tree has stood firm and steady after seeing a numbers of wars and battles. A must visit place which gives a warm feeling and surrounded by numerous flora and fauna.

Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata

Vidyasagar Setu, also known as second Hooghly Bridge, a Golden Gate Bridge which connects the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah. With 9 lanes of traffic routes the bridge is capable of handling more than 85,000 vehicles every day.

The Vidyasagar Setu is a cable stayed bridge, with a main span of little over 457 meters and 35 meters wide.The construction work took 22 years and cost Rs. 3.88 billion and finally it was opened to traffic officially on 10th October 1992. It is a most sophisticated engineering marvel and the world's third largest cable-stayed bridge. Supported by 121 wire cables.

Victoria Memorial in Kolkata

Victoria Memorial was built and inaugurated in the memory of Queen Victoria in the year 1921 located in Kolkata. This historic memorial was built for people to see and get a feel of pictures and statues of great men who played a vital role in the history of India. Victoria Memorial reflects British and Mughal architecture which was completely built in Rs 1 Cr 50 Lakhs and these funds were generated through voluntary donations.

Memorial stands enclosed with 64 acres of blooming gardens and house of large paintings, collections related to Queen Victoria.After Independence in the year 1947, paintings and items related to Indian Independence was included in the memorial.