South Park Street Cemetery
Obelisks and pyramids over people who died at thirty.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 22.5462, 88.3602
Get the South Park Street Cemetery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at South Park Street Cemetery. 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 South Park Street Cemetery
Netaji Bhawan 1.3 km
The house on Elgin Road Subhas Chandra Bose left in disguise in January 1941.
St Paul's Cathedral 1.4 km
Indo Gothic of 1847, its spire rebuilt after an earthquake on the model of Bell Harry tower at Canterbury.
Park Street 1.4 km
Christmas, and the cemetery at the other end.
Maidan 1.5 km
A thousand acres of open ground kept clear since 1758 so the fort's cannon would have a field of fire.
Indian Museum 1.6 km
The ninth oldest museum in the world, opened in 1814, holding the Bharhut railings and an Egyptian mummy.
Victoria Memorial 1.8 km
White marble beside the Maidan, holding the paintings and the ghosts of the Raj.
Tipu Sultan Mosque 2.3 km
Built in 1832 by Tipu's youngest son, who was exiled to Calcutta and stayed.
Fort William 2.6 km
The star fort the East India Company built after Calcutta fell, still an army headquarters and still closed.
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Questions
Where is South Park Street Cemetery?
South Park Street Cemetery is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Netaji Bhawan (1.3 km), St Paul's Cathedral (1.4 km), Park Street (1.4 km).
How do I get the South Park Street Cemetery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at South Park Street Cemetery 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 South Park Street Cemetery 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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