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Metropolitan Building In Kolkata. #32435399
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Metropolitan Building is the number 46.26 building on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in Kolkata near Esplanade. Formerly known as the Whiteaway Laidlaw department store, it was a famous department store in Calcutta during the British Rule in India. This neo-baroque emporiumââ¬âwith domes, a clock tower, and arched recessed windowsââ¬âexemplifies fashionable shopping during the British Raj in British India. The building was built in early 20th century.