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The
Curzon
Gate
is
a
prominent
landmark
in
Bardhaman
city
in
Purba
Bardhaman
district
in
West
Bengal,
India,
Located
at
the
crossing
of
Bijoy
Chand
Road
and
Grand
Trunk
Road,
it
was
built
in
1902/1903,
on
the
occasion
of
the
coronation
of
Maharaja
Bijay
Chand
Mahatab
as
ruler
of
the
Bardhaman
Raj.
The
former
royal
palace
is
located
1
km
from
the
gate.
The
pomp
and
grandeur
of
Lord
Curzon’s
visit
to
Bardhaman
in
1904
established
the
name
of
the
gate
as
Curzon
Gate.
The
gate
arch
is
supported
by
eight
circular
columns.
Three
female
figurines,
with
swords,
boats,
and
sheaves
of
corn
in
their
hands,
on
the
arch
signify
progress
in
agriculture
and
commerce.
There
are
twenty-one
circles
with
twenty-one
illustrations
at
the
top
portion
of
the
gate.
Due
to
presence
of
stars
in
the
gate
it
was
initially
named
'Star
Of
India'
when
it
was
built.
The
structure
was
constructed
by
masons
from
Italy.
After
the
Bardhaman
Raj
was
incorporated
into
the
newly
independent
India,
the
gate
was
referred
to
as
Bijoy
Toran,
but
it
is
still
popularly
known
as
Curzon
Gate,
with
the
Bengali
pronunciation
–
Karjon
Gate.
Since
1974,
the
gate
has
been
maintained
by
the
Public
Works
Department
of
the
Government
of
West
Bengal.
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