Maidan (Kolkata)
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The Maidan is Kolkata's largest urban park. It is home to numerous stadiums, including the famous cricketing venue Eden Gardens, and to the Victoria Memorial. It is also home to one of the world's oldest turf club - the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, the world's oldest existing polo club - Calcutta Polo Club, and was once home to the oldest golf club outside Great Britain - the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. It is has been referred to as the "lungs of Kolkata", but faces increasing threat from fragmentation by roadways, encroachment by the city and urban pollution. It is bordered by Chowringhee Avenue, B.B.D. Bagh and Strand Road.
