--- title: "Which place is said to be the Cathedral City of India?" description: "Which place is said to be the Cathedral City of India?" author: "Shrikant Mishra" published: 2019-04-28 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52033/which-place-is-said-to-be-the-cathedral-city-of-india category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge", "cathedral and church history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which place is said to be the Cathedral City of India? Which place is said to be the Cathedral City of [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health)? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **“Bhubaneshwar” the capital city of ‘Orissa’ is known as the ‘Cathedral City of India’.** However, ‘The Lord of the Universe’ is the modern capital of Orissa. [Bhubaneshwar](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46889/what-airline-flies-from-bhubaneshwar-to-kolkata-flights-and-what-times) is also **often referred to as the ‘Temple City of India’**. ![Which place is said to be the Cathedral City of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/1f77484a-d123-477b-80a6-47955eeee07c/images/205a416e-0413-48df-89e9-a1bd4d474ce4.jpeg)\ \ The city forms an internal **religious link in the Golden Triangle** with the other two **holy cities of Orissa i.e. Puri and Konark**. **Bhubaneshwar is the largest city of Orissa** and one of the biggest [Economic](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/297/reservation-for-economically-weaker-section) and Religious Centre of Eastern India. **Bhubaneshwar is one of the most visited cities of Eastern India**. \ The **city has a history traces from around 3rd Century BC** or earlier, whereas, the **modern city of Bhubaneshwar was formally established in 1948**. The city has a **diverse range of [heritage](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40406/which-city-in-gujarat-has-been-formally-accorded-the-status-of-india-s-first-world-heritage-city-with-unesco) resources** and it represents a sacred cultural landscape which has evolved to the support of existing natural resources and cultural trigger. The **city is a combined mixture of religions Hindu, [Buddhist](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31600/which-country-is-hosting-the-bodhi-parva-bimstec-festival-of-buddhist-heritage), and Jain heritage which supports the finest Kalinga temple**. ![Which place is said to be the Cathedral City of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/1f77484a-d123-477b-80a6-47955eeee07c/images/e7bec43e-84dd-44b5-906d-c61820a7a37b.jpeg)\ \ The **temple city of India is taking the finest turn and growing at the path of [modern](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/381/modernization-of-indian-police) progress while intacting itself with the old cultures as well.** Apart from this, the city has been developing in the field of [Information Technology](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34723/the-telangana-government-has-signed-a-technology-partnership-agreement-with-which-country-at-the-world-congress-on-information-technology-wcit-2018) industries. These growth and changes are making **Bhubaneshwar the fastest growing city of the eastern region** of India. The **IT sector is providing a huge number of job opportunities for the [young talent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/271/is-young-india-conservative) of the city, state, and country as well.** \ The **city is also focused on the improvement of the [environment](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/308/need-to-create-a-supportive-work-environment-for-women) of the city** and not supporting industrial wastage and [pollution](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/20435/garbage-mountains-in-india) too much. Hence, the growth in the other field could not hamper the balance of the city with respect to its environment, [nature](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37650/what-are-some-other-changes-that-you-have-noticed-regarding-the-nature-of-marketing), and beauty. Bhubaneshwar even **set up an association for the growth of Information Technology namely, ‘IT Association’ in the year 1998.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52033/which-place-is-said-to-be-the-cathedral-city-of-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.