Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden
The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden is a historic 273-acre botanical garden located in Shibpur, Howrah, on the west bank of the Hooghly River. Founded in 1787 by Colonel Robert Kyd, it is the oldest and largest botanic garden in India, managed by the Botanical Survey of India. It is renowned for its vast collection of over 12,000 living plant species and the Great Banyan Tree with one of the world's largest canopies.