Asiatic Society Of Bengal , Kolkata
About Asiatic Society of Bengal
In 1784, in order to improve and facilitate the oriental research, Sir William Jones established the Asiatic Society. Asiatic Society is located in Park Street and houses a library and a museum. The library houses a collection of nearly 117,000 books. Also you can find there are approximately 90,000 journals published in several languages. Almost every copy of book printed between the time period 18th century and 19th century can be found in Asiatic Society library. It also has microfilms, paintings and Pamphlets in its possession. The catalogue of Museum includes rock editions of Ashoka, manuscripts, coins, sculptures, copper plate inscriptions etc. Society also publishes The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal regularly.
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Places to Visit near Asiatic Society of Bengal
Birla Planetarium, West Bengal
1.2 km from Asiatic Society of Bengal - See map
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Park Street, Kolkata, West Bengal
1.3 km from Asiatic Society of Bengal - See map
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Indian Museum, Kolkata, West Bengal
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South Park Street Cemetery, West Bengal
1.4 km from Asiatic Society of Bengal - See map
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ISKCON Kolkata, Sri Radha Govind Temple, West Bengal
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Victoria Memorial, West Bengal
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Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Shaheed Minar, West Bengal
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St. John's Church, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Eden Gardens, West Bengal
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Kolkata Race Course, West Bengal
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