Metcalfe Hall is a heritage building situated in Kolkata, India, at the junction of Strand Road and Hare Street in the heart of the city's business district.
Robinson and named after Sir Charles T. Metcalfe, the Governor-General of India, in honour of his efforts towards a free press.
These volumes and donations of books from individuals formed the nucleus of the library, which was created under private auspices.
[1] Presently, the ground floor houses the Asiatic Society's rare foreign journals and manuscripts section,[2] while the first floor houses offices, exhibition galleries and a sales counter of the Archaeological Survey of India.
The building is raised on a solid basement and thirty huge Corinthian pillars support a massive entablature.