Burmese Pagoda at Eden Gardens: View from river

The Burmese Pagoda at Eden Gardens was brought from the city of Prome in Myanmar (then Burma) by Lord Dalhousie in 1854 (following the Second Anglo-Burmese War of 1852) as a token of conquest of an area that was ruled as part of the British Raj. Dalhousie assumed charge of his dual duties as Governor-General of India and Governor of Bengal on 12 January 1848. The original wooden structure rotted away with the passage of time but has been restored. Eden Gardens is the oldest cricket ground in India and today is host to a large modern stadium.