Acharya J.C. Bose Indian Botanic Garden
আচার্য জগদীশচন্দ্র বসু ভারতীয় উদ্ভিদ উদ্যান
A botanical garden founded in 1787 on the west bank of the Hooghly River, home to a giant banyan whose aerial roots, over 3,600 of them, have formed a forest of its own.
The garden was established by the East India Company in 1787 and covers about 109 hectares. Its highlight is the Great Banyan, roughly 250 years old. The original trunk has rotted away and been removed, but more than 3,600 aerial roots now support a canopy about 450 meters in circumference, which looks like a small forest. The garden also has a palm house, an orchid house and a water lily pond. It is open roughly 10:00 to 17:00 and closed on Mondays. Foreign visitors pay a higher entrance fee. The garden is in the Shibpur area of Howrah, about 40 minutes by taxi.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Prinsep Ghat
- Eden Gardens
- Victoria Memorial
- Birla Planetarium
- Maidan
- St. Paul's Cathedral
- Indian Museum
- B.B.D. Bagh & Writers' Building