Fort William and Calcutta Maidan : The British Heritage of Calcutta

This led to the birth of the present Calcutta Maidan, one e of the largest open spaces in the very heart of the city. Though originally Maidan was conceived as the glacis of Fort William, it now serves as the Central Park of Calcutta, more popularly known as the "Lungs of Calcutta", since it is the main centre for recreation and sports.

One of the legacies left behind by the British Raj is the Maidan in Calcutta. To every Calcuttan, the best and the of the British, is the Maidan The Calcutta Maidan lating gift of t kahle landmark and is one of the disputably, a remark is indi city''s most fascinating features. The Maidan is essentially two square miles of parkland and a larg arge open space along tely river Calcutta Maidan ranks third in area after Moscow Laamay lovsky and two central parks of Paris. The Maidan is even bigger than New York''s Central Park and London''s Hyde Park. After the battle of Plassey the construction of the present Fort William commenced by Clive led to the clearing of the marshy jungle on the Hoogly river hank upto Chowringhee Gevindapur, one of the three villages set and marsh and forest on the river bank lower down, clewed of its original inhabitants by the British Government by its ender in 1757 directing the villagers to leave.