The Mall, Kanpur
The Mall or Mall Road, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Road is a central business district of Indian city of Kanpur. 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, Reserve Bank, GPO and many other prominent buildings. [1][2]
History and Location
Mall Road is situated in the Heart of the City between Cantonment 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 Ganga river. Mall Road starts at the end point of Company Bagh Flyover in Cantonment and ends at Chunniganj near Lal Imli Mills, the first woollen mill of India.[3] The 'Bada Chauraha' is the most busiest crossing on Mall Road connecting it to Kanpur Central Railway Station through Meston Road and Sarsayya Ghat through Sarsayya Ghat Road where a cable bridge is proposed over Ganga River. The Head Post Office of Kanpur is situated on this road junction. Ursula 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. An 8 floor Multilevel Parking is also proposed near this road in Parade locality. Many prominent banks like RBI, Standard Chartered Bank, Allahabad Bank and Bank of Calcutta have their zonal office here. Life Insurance Corporation of India North Central Regional Office is situated on this road near Birhana Road Crossing.[4]
Attractions
- Nana Rao Park, Kanpur's biggest park
- Kanpur Museum
- The Landmark Hotel, tallest five star hotel in Kanpur
- Z Square Mall, the largest mall in Kanpur
- Phool Bagh
- Mega Mall
- Naveen Market
- Parade Market
- Sagar Market
- Som Dutt Plaza (IT Complex)
