Editing Belvedere Estate (section)

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[[File:Belvedere House Alipur Calcutta (Kolkata) by William Prinsep 1838.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Illustration of Belvedere House, 1838, by the Anglo-Indian merchant and artist [[Prinsep|William Prinsep]]. The estate belonged to the family, who sold it to the [[East India Company]] in 1854.]]
The '''Belvedere Estate''' consists of Belvedere House and the {{convert|30|acre|adj=on}} grounds surrounding it. It is located in [[Alipore]], near the [[Zoological Garden, Alipore|zoo]], in [[Kolkata]]. It served as the main residence of 1st [[List of governors-general of India|Governor-General of Bengal Presidency]], [[Warren Hastings]]. In 1803, after the residence was shifted to [[Raj Bhavan, Kolkata|Government House]], it was used for various purposes before the [[List of governors of Bengal Presidency#Lieutenant-Governors|Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal]] took up residence in Belvedere House from 1854 onwards. When the capital moved from Kolkata to Delhi in 1911, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, who had hitherto resided in Belvedere House, was upgraded to a full governor and transferred to Government House. Belvedere House has been the home of the [[National Library of India]] since 1948.