Calcutta, the Star of the East, is a great city, a city of palaces, of people, and of 'joy'. Calcutta's buildings command attention in a compelling sense -- akin to a great epic drama. When their serious pictorial sense is also considered, they become a grand display gallery. Because of its political and economic history, the city and its background have been lavishly documented. As a matter of record, it has considerable awareness of its own architectural ...
