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00:26Fort William Hastings is a fort in Kolkata
00:29It was built in the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India
00:35It is located on the eastern bank of the River Hooghly, the largest part of the River Ganga
00:41It is one of the most important royal estates of Kolkata
00:46It is spread over an area of 17.9 acres
00:50The name of this fort was given in the name of King William III
00:54There is a field in front of the fort, which is the largest park in the country
00:59An internal guard room has become the black hole of Kolkata
01:03Today it is the headquarter of the Indian Army's Eastern Command
01:08A long and magnificent date of Fort William is associated with its name
01:14British East India Company had built the original fort from Fort William II in 1696
01:20on the orders of Sir John Goldsborough
01:26It took a decade to complete
01:29Its permission was given by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
01:33Sir Charles I started the construction along the banks of the River Hooghly
01:37with the fort and the Mulhaka walls
01:40It was named after King William III in 1700
01:44Ayyar's successor John Baird added the North-Eastern wall in 1701
01:50and started the construction of the Government House in 1702
01:56Construction ended in 1706
01:59The original building had two floors and project wings
02:03In 1765, the King of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, attacked the fort
02:08He temporarily conquered the city and changed its name to Ali Nagar
02:13Because of this, the British built a new fort in the ground
02:18Robert Clive started the construction of the fort in 1758 after the Battle of Plassey
02:25Construction was completed in 1781 at the cost of about 20 lakh pounds
02:30The area around the fort was cleared and the ground became the lungs of Kolkata
02:37It is spread about 3 km in the north-southern limit and is about 1 km wide
02:45The headquarters of the Indian Ordnance Factories was established in Fort William in 1775
02:51Today, Fort William is owned by the Indian Army
02:55The headquarters of the Eastern Command is established there
02:59which has the arrangements for the residence of 10,000 soldiers
03:04The army strictly protects it and the entry of common people is prohibited
03:10Most of Fort William is unchanged
03:14but St. Peter's Church, which used to serve as a place of worship for the British citizens of Kolkata
03:21is now a library for the hands of the Eastern Command
03:26A war memorial has been built at the gate of the fort
03:30There is also a museum in the fort
03:33in which samples of the 1971 Pak-Bharat war have been shown
03:37especially those related to the wars in the eastern sector and the war of independence of Bangladesh
03:44William Fort or Fort William is built of bricks and mortar or large guns
03:50and it has a unique octagonal shape
03:55and its circumference is 5 km
03:59where the fort is in a 5-way turn or position towards the ground
04:04and all three sides are towards the river Hooghly
04:07The shape of the fort has been designed in the shape of a star
04:11so that it can avoid the attacks of the enemy's cannons
04:15The fort is adjacent to the trench, which is 9 m long and 15 m wide
04:21It has been designed in such a way that if needed,
04:25it can be attacked by the enemy who is trying to reach the walls
04:31There are a total of six gates in the fort
04:35and their names have been given which can be found accordingly
04:39Charangi, Classical Katha, Water Gates, St. George and Treasury Gate
04:46The fort was later renovated and used as a custom office from 1766
04:54In this way, the architectural importance and details given to the construction of this great fort William
05:01has become a topic of discussion
05:04because this incident reflects this miracle, which is unparalleled
05:09The design is like a star-shaped fort, which is designed to defend against heavy bullets
05:16and dates back to the time of the arrival of explosives
05:20A dry trench is 9 m deep and 15 m wide around the fort
05:26A flood can come in the trench, but it has been designed as an area
05:34in which an inflicted fire can be used against any attacker who reaches the walls
05:40This fort is now under the control of the Indian Army
05:44At present, there are many facilities of the modern era in the fort, which it presents to its resident
05:51which includes a swimming pool, firing range and a boxing stadium
05:56It is so big that it can accommodate 10,000 interns
06:01and it is a great means for the Indian Army
06:05Fort William is located in the center of the city and is well connected to the roads
06:34Taxis and buses can be used to reach the destination easily
06:40You can visit William Fort so that you can experience the army, the big guns and the old-style art of construction
06:50The school trip to visit is also in demand of this fort
06:55It is also an important historical attraction that is of great importance
07:00and reflects the past, which has been excavated by William Fort
07:04Although it is of great historical importance and there are many historical sites to be visited in it
07:12Due to being an army area, entry into the urban area is prohibited
07:18But there are large pictures taken during the war between Burma and Bangladesh in the museum inside the fort
07:28There is also a sign of a black hole tragedy on this fort, which is thought to have happened in Kolkata
07:36Do not waste the opportunity to see the architectural beauty while living in Kolkata
07:42Although no one is allowed to go inside, you can see its view from the outside
07:57Fort William, which was once the symbol of the British Empire, has now turned into a military base of a modern, secular and democratic nation
08:15The Indian Army has gradually opened up the idea of allowing ordinary people to access the selected areas of the fort
08:25On December 16, 2019, on the occasion of the 48th Vajay Diwas, in the 1971 Pak-Bharat war,
08:32it was announced that Vajay Smarg will remain open to everyone on Sundays and public holidays
08:41As a historical building, it is also a witness to the development of a free nation along with the ups and downs of a imperial empire
08:50Fort William tells the truth that history is always difficult
08:56So viewers, these were the complete historical and geographical information of Fort William
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