Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata). It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganga. One of Kolkata's most enduring British-era military fortifications, other than those in Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai), it extends over an area of seventy hectares.
Fort William, a view from the inside, c. 1828
A view of Calcutta from Fort William (1807)
Fort William, 1735
Fort William, by Jan Van Ryne, 1754
Hastings is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mikoyan MiG-27 TS-582 preserved in Hastings
Sainik Park War Tank in Hastings
Clyde Road, Hastings
Alipore Road and AJC Bose Road crossing, Hastings