Allahabad Fort
Akbar's fort at the confluence, holding an Ashokan pillar, and mostly army.
- Where
- Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.4300, 81.8767
Get the Allahabad Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Allahabad Fort. 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 Uttar Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Allahabad Fort
Alopi Devi Temple 1.7 km
A temple at Alopibagh with no idol, where a wooden cradle hung under a red cloth is worshipped instead. Many hold it to be the Madhaveshwari Shakti Peetha of Prayag, though some give that name to the Lalita Devi temple nearby.
Triveni Sangam 1.8 km
Where the Ganga and Yamuna meet in visibly different colours, and where the Kumbh Mela draws the largest gatherings on earth.
Anand Bhavan 3.7 km
The Nehru family's house at Prayagraj, bought by Motilal Nehru and kept now as a museum of them.
Swaraj Bhavan 3.7 km
The Nehru family's older house at Prayagraj, lived in until 1930 and renamed Swaraj Bhavan.
Allahabad Museum 4.1 km
A museum in Chandrashekhar Azad Park holding Bharhut sculpture and Nehru's papers.
St Joseph's Cathedral, Prayagraj 4.4 km
A Gothic cathedral of 1879 in the civil lines, with Italian marble and stained glass.
Kosambi 50 km
The capital of the Vatsa kingdom in the Buddha's time, with the rampart, an Ashokan pillar and a monastery mound still on the Yamuna bank.
Vindhyachal Temple 66 km
Vindhyavasini's temple above the Ganga at Mirzapur, one of the Shakti Pithas.
More national monuments in Uttar Pradesh
Questions
Where is Allahabad Fort?
Allahabad Fort is in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Alopi Devi Temple (1.7 km), Triveni Sangam (1.8 km), Anand Bhavan (3.7 km).
How do I get the Allahabad Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Allahabad Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Allahabad Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttar 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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