Acropolis of Kolkata
This is what the word means according to Wikipedia (see the pictures of Acropolis of Athens below):
Now Kolkata is going to boast of its own Acropolis shortly. Here though it’s not the edge of the city or any high place. It’s to be located in a playground owned by the KMC at Rajdanga beside the Siemens’ facility on the RB Connector close to the Ruby Hospital.
Announced in Feb this year, what will Kolkata’s Acropolis be like? For one, there will be a 4000-seater sports stadium. For another, there will be a 17-storey business tower, a shopping mall with a 4-screen multiplex, and a 3-level parking bay for 750 cars.
Nearly all the commercial complexes that are now coming up in the city have the same format as Acropolis, so no surprise there.
What may be a ‘new’ is the stadium, but then remember the Rajdanga ground is a sprawling sporting arena that has so far been the only destination in the area to hold all types of games.
It is another matter that perhaps the would-be stadium will be out of bounds for local populace except for occasions like musical soirees or other star functions that are being increasingly held in the sports stadiums of the city.
Acropolis (Gr. acron, edge + polis, city) literally means the edge of a town or a high city. For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides, and these early citadels became in many parts of the world the nuclei of large cities which grew up on the surrounding lower ground.
Now Kolkata is going to boast of its own Acropolis shortly. Here though it’s not the edge of the city or any high place. It’s to be located in a playground owned by the KMC at Rajdanga beside the Siemens’ facility on the RB Connector close to the Ruby Hospital.
Announced in Feb this year, what will Kolkata’s Acropolis be like? For one, there will be a 4000-seater sports stadium. For another, there will be a 17-storey business tower, a shopping mall with a 4-screen multiplex, and a 3-level parking bay for 750 cars.
Nearly all the commercial complexes that are now coming up in the city have the same format as Acropolis, so no surprise there.
What may be a ‘new’ is the stadium, but then remember the Rajdanga ground is a sprawling sporting arena that has so far been the only destination in the area to hold all types of games.
It is another matter that perhaps the would-be stadium will be out of bounds for local populace except for occasions like musical soirees or other star functions that are being increasingly held in the sports stadiums of the city.
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2 Comments:
Please let us know which IT companies are setting up shop @ accropolis?
thanks so much for the GREAT pictures. The final one really captures the spirit of the place.
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