Upper Lake
Built in the eleventh century by damming the Kolans, and still the source of most of Bhopal's water.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 23.2500, 77.3800
Get the Upper Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Upper Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Upper Lake
Bharat Bhavan 1.3 km
Charles Correa's building, and the art inside it.
Tribal Museum 1.8 km
Built by the communities it is about.
Taj ul Masajid 1.9 km
Begun in the 1870s by Shah Jahan Begum and only finished in 1985, one of the largest mosques in Asia.
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya 2.0 km
Two hundred acres on the Shymala hills at Bhopal, given over to how people across India actually live.
Van Vihar 2.7 km
A zoo that is a national park, on the Upper Lake.
Bhojtal 4.1 km
The Upper Lake at Bhopal, made in the eleventh century by Raja Bhoj, and still the city's water.
Bhojeshwar Temple 26 km
An eleventh century temple left unfinished, its lingam over two metres tall, with the masons' plans still cut into the surrounding rock.
Bhojpur Temple 28 km
An unfinished lingam of extraordinary size.
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Questions
Where is Upper Lake?
Upper Lake is in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bharat Bhavan (1.3 km), Tribal Museum (1.8 km), Taj ul Masajid (1.9 km).
How do I get the Upper Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Upper Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Upper Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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