Alipore Zoological Gardens
India's oldest zoo, open in Kolkata since 1876.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 22.5359, 88.3321
Get the Alipore Zoological Gardens stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Alipore Zoological Gardens. 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 West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Alipore Zoological Gardens
Victoria Memorial 1.5 km
White marble beside the Maidan, holding the paintings and the ghosts of the Raj.
St Paul's Cathedral 1.8 km
Indo Gothic of 1847, its spire rebuilt after an earthquake on the model of Bell Harry tower at Canterbury.
Netaji Bhawan 2.0 km
The house on Elgin Road Subhas Chandra Bose left in disguise in January 1941.
Kalighat Temple 2.0 km
The Shakti Peetha the city is named for.
Prinsep Ghat 2.3 km
The Palladian portico under the Vidyasagar Setu.
Maidan 2.3 km
A thousand acres of open ground kept clear since 1758 so the fort's cannon would have a field of fire.
Fort William 2.5 km
The star fort the East India Company built after Calcutta fell, still an army headquarters and still closed.
Park Street 2.8 km
Christmas, and the cemetery at the other end.
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Questions
Where is Alipore Zoological Gardens?
Alipore Zoological Gardens is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Victoria Memorial (1.5 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.8 km), Netaji Bhawan (2.0 km).
How do I get the Alipore Zoological Gardens stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Alipore Zoological Gardens and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Alipore Zoological Gardens before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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