Prinsep Ghat

Prinsep Ghat is a ghat constructed in 1841 during the British Raj, alongside the Kolkata bank of the Hooghly River in India. The Palladian porch in the reminiscence of the eminent Anglo-Indian pupil and antiquary James Prinsep turned into designed with the aid of W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843. Located among the Water Gate and the St George's Gate of the Fort William, the monument to Prinsep is wealthy in Greek and Gothic inlays.

It was restored by the kingdom's public works department in November 2001 and has for the reason that been properly-maintained. In its preliminary years, all royal British entourages used the Prinsep Ghat jetty for embarkation and disembarkation.
Prinsep Ghat is one of the oldest recreational spots of Kolkata. People go to it inside the evenings on weekends to go boating on the river, stroll alongside the bank and purchase meals from stalls there.

One stall promoting ice-cream and rapid meals has been there for greater than 40 years. A 2-kilometre stretch of the beautified riverfront from Princep Ghat to Babughat changed into inaugurated on 24 May 2012. It has illuminated and landscaped gardens and pathways, fountains, and renovated ghats. One of the songs inside the Bollywood movie Parineeta become shot right here at the ghats.