As the European community of Kolkata continued developing, by 1810, the St. John’s Church that was intended for offering prayers showed  up too little even consider accommodating all tourists  at one go. The requirement for a greater basilica was then proposed by the then Governor-General of Bengal, Marques of Hastings. He encouraged William Nairn Forbes to present the plan of another house of God. It is one of the must visit places for an Architecture just as a History buff for its rich magnificence of provincial occasions. The basilica is an Anglican church, first of its sort inside the British domain, outside of Great Britain.