The Chatterjee International Center (CIC) is the name of a high-rise building located in the Indian metropolis of
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
. It is located on
Chowringhee Road
Chowringhee Road (also spelt ''Chourangi Road''), located in the Chowringhee neighbourhood of Kolkata, is the arterial road running from the eastern fringes of Esplanade, Kolkata, Esplanade southwards up to the crossing with Lower Circular ...
in the Central Business District of the city. As of July 2012, it is the fifth-tallest building in Kolkata.
History
The Chatterjee International Center is one of the oldest high-rises in Kolkata. It was completed in 1976. It is also the first twenty-floor-plus building in
eastern India
East India is a region of India consisting of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha
and West Bengal and also the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The region roughly corresponds to the historical region of Magadha fr ...
. Upon its completion, it was one of the tallest buildings in the country. It rises up to a height of from the ground and has 24 floors. Recently, a makeover of the building has been completed. It is an office building.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Kolkata
This list of tallest buildings in Kolkata enumerates High-rise buildings and Skyscrapers in Kolkata. Currently Kolkata is home to around 800 completed high-rise buildings, and many more high-rise buildings are under construction. The 42 whic ...
References
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Office buildings in Kolkata
1976 establishments in West Bengal
Skyscraper office buildings in India