Retrofitting in National Library

Belvedere Building was built in 1760 by Jafar Ali Khan after he has given the throne to Quasim Khan in a land of about 30 Acres in Alipore, Kolkata.

From 1854 to 1911 the Belvedere housed a number of lieutenant governors, starting with Halliday, till the British India capital moved to Delhi.

National Library of India, Kolkata, is housed in the building since 1948.

The 160 Years old building is a marvel of architecture and has never been repaired on a large scale. ASI had been given the reparing work when National Library moved to Bhasha Bhavan a new library building made on the same campus. After a few years, the Ministry of Culture Entrusted the retrofitting work to CPWD.