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| General Information about PATNA |
Patna :
Area : 3,202 sq. km.
Altitude: 53 metres
Languages :
Best Time to Visit : October to March
State : Bihar
STD Code : 0612 |
About Patna
Patna or Patliputra, the capital city of Bihar's history goes back to two millennia. Located at on the banks where river Sone and Ganga merge, this city has witnessed the rules of Chanakya, Chandragupta, Ashoka and the Nanda rulers.
Even if Patna has'nt got any good items to offer still the markets are good for shopping. One can buy decorative pieces made out of stone and 'lac'. Jewellery made of beads and 'Tilcoot'- a sweet are quite popular. There are variety of accommodation facilities too.
HOW TO REACH
By Air : Sahara India and Indian Airlines flights connect Patna with Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Lucknow, Ranchi and many other major cities
By Rail : Patna is connected by rail to Bombay, Calcutta, Guwahati, Ranchi, Varanasi.
By Road : All - weather motorable roads connect Patna with the rest of Bihar. There are also regular inter - state bus services.By road Patna to Nalanda-95 km, Rajgir-110 km, Pawapuri-90 km, Gaya-120 km, Bodhgaya-135 km, Raxaul-210 km, Ranchi-335 km, Muzzafarpur-78 km, Sasaram- 152 km, Vaishali-56 km, Calcutta-653 km, Delhi-997 km. Bus : Regular direct bus services connect Patna to Calcutta, Rajgir, Nalanda, Pawapuri, Vaishali, Gaya-Bodhgaya, Ranchi, Raxaul, Muzzafarpur, Sasaram.
PLACES TO VISIT IN PATNA
• Golghar : Alarmed by the famine of 1770, captain John Garstin built this huge granary for the British army in 1786. The massive structure is 29 m high and the walls are 3.6 m wide at the base. The winding stairway around this monument offers a brilliant panoramic view of the city and the Ganga flowing by.
• Martyr's Memorial : A memorial to seven freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India Movement of August 1942, the Martyr's Memorial is a modern sculpture facing the Secretariat, where they were shot in their attempt to host the national flag.
• Shey Palace And Monastery : This summer palace of the erstwhile King of Leh is set upon a hill. The monastery itself has a 7.5-meter high, copper statue of a sitting Buddha, wrought in gold. This is the largest of its kind in the world.
• Har Mandir Takht : Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, was born in 1660 in Patna. The Har Mandir Takht, one of the four sacred shrines of the Sikhs, stands at this holy site. The original temple was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and contains belongings of the Guru and Sikh holy texts.
• Patna Museum : The Patna Museum houses a First World War cannon, metal and stone sculptures of the Mauryan and Gupta periods, Buddhist sculptures and quaint terracotta figures. A 16 m long fossilised tree is one of its special features.
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