St Paul’s Cathedral Church

“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand

times”

Kolkata is popularly known as the ‘City Of Joy’ is considered to have many heritage sites in India. St Paul’s Cathedral Church is one of those main attractions. St Paul's Cathedral Church is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the seat of the diocese of Kolkata. The building was constructed by Bishop Daniel Wilson in the year 1839 and was totally completed in 1847.

St Paul’s Cathedral Church

St. Paul's Cathedral, aside from being a religiously purified place it is a great bit of design. It took around 7 years in its development before it was opened in 1847. The theme of the design is normal Indo-Gothic in nature, portrayed by slim vertical docks, counterbalancing supports, and vaulting and pointed curves. The whole credit for this awesome engineering goes to Major W.N. Forbes, the well known English engineer. This congregation was disparaged by Bishop Wilson in 1839.

The church first designed by major William Narin Forbes, a military engineer with the assistance of C.K Robinson.The building features stained glass windows and two frescoes which follows typical Gothic Revival Style of architecture.It was renovated in the year 1897 as it was damaged due to the earthquake.

Gothic Revival Style Architecture

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Gothic Revival Style Architecture

St Paul's Cathedral Church is a nice example of Neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival style of architecture. The main hall features beautifully carved wooden seating arrangements along with the stained glass windows. The walls are covered with intricate artwork and paintings. There is a beautifully maintained garden in front of the church. People often come here in search for peace.

St. Paul's Cathedral amazingly depicts the life of Saint Paul, through the photographs, distributions and distinctive depictions of his eminent deeds. The inner condition of the assemblage premises is to an incredible degree calm and quieting. People who are not even religiously inclined come here to discard the stressed atmosphere outside, as there is an extraordinary powerful spread about this place.