The Mall or Mall Road, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Road is a

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of Indian city of

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. The area houses many shopping complexes, hotels, MNCs and shopping stores. Mall Road is one of the busiest roads of the city, traffic is daily thrown out of gear here. The road houses the biggest mall of the city, Christ Church College built in 1866,

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, GPO and many other prominent buildings.

Location

Mall Road is situated in the Heart of the City between

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and Civil Lines. To the south of Mall Road is the old city which is a congested area and to the north is Civil Lines and

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river. Mall Road starts at the end point of Murray Company Flyover in Cantonment and ends at Chunniganj near Lal Imli Mills, the first woollen mill of India. The 'Bada Chauraha' is the most busiest crossing on Mall Road connecting it to

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through Meston Road and Sarsayya Ghat through Sarsayya Ghat Road where a cable bridge is proposed over the Ganga River. The Head Post Office of Kanpur is situated on this road junction. Ursula Horsman Memorial Hospital, the largest district hospital in the city is also situated on this road. The Landmark Hotel which is largest in the city is also present here near Naveen Market. Kanpur Electricity Supply Company has its head office on this road. Parking is provided by Kanpur Development Authority on Multilevel Parkings at Parade, Express Road and Phool Bagh. Many prominent banks like RBI,

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and Calcutta Insurance Building have their zonal office here.

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North Central Regional Office is situated on this road near Birhana Road Crossing. The Nana Rao Park is located in proximity to the Mall and is a popular tourist attraction.

History

Mall Road has always been an important commercial and recreational center for people of Kanpur. It is often referred as Downtown, Kanpur. During British Era, Mall Road was only opened for Britishers and entry of Indians was restricted here. Indians couldn't drive here or sit on benches established by municipality. Mall Road was an important nightlife center during that time and housed many clubs like Murray & Co, Kellners, Khonolal & Sons, Regal etc. During post independence era Mall Road remained as important retail and commercial center for Kanpurites and till today it has maintained its charms with high rises on both the sides of road. Christ Church College situated on Mall Road is the oldest college in the city of Kanpur. Ursula Horsman Hospital, named in the memorial of Ursula Horsman, wife of Sir Henry Horsman and Alice Horsman Hospital (AHM) Hospital named in the memorial of the mother of Sir Henry Horsman, who was incharge of the Swadeshi Cotton Mills in Kanpur was established here in 1937. St. Catherine's Hospital, established by Dr. Alice Marval came into being to serve women and children as the first nursing institute for women in India. Alice Marval was born in 1865 in

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and left for India under SPG Mission. She treated poor patients with plague in the hospital. Medical Mission work began among the women of Kanpur in 1697 during the reign of King William III of England when the first team of medical staff from the SPG Mission under the management of "Women Mission Association". The hospital was converted into a general hospital in 1986.

Attractions

* Nana Rao Park, Kanpur's biggest park * King Edward Memorial * Christ Church College *The Landmark Hotel, tallest five star hotel in Kanpur * Z Square Mall, the largest mall in Kanpur * Phool Bagh, earlier ''Queen's Park'' *Mega Mall * Naveen Market *Parade Market *Mercury Dry Cleaners *Victoria Hotel Building * Som Dutt Plaza (IT Complex) *Parsi Fire Temple (the only Parsi temple in Uttar Pradesh) *KDA Crystal Shopping Complex *City Centre *Saint Catherine's Hospital *Comrade Ram Aasrey Park *Tibetan Market

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