Metropolitan Building (Kolkata)

The family continued adverse occupation of a large part of the building for years after the acquisition and appealed to the courts over the next three generations intil all claimants had died.

[1][2] It is located near the Shaheed Minar and the Grand Hotel and is just opposite of the new Esplanade Metro Station.

[3] The building was freshly repainted with white and golden paint and its exterior structure was also renovated while making extensive changes within.

It is a large beautiful building recognisable by its corner tower with the dome raised high on a pavilion.

The facade is punctuated by a series of projected and pedimented bays with plain columns and Corinthian capitals.

The building's clock tower seen at the end of the photo taken in Esplanade, Calcutta in 1945