Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Gothic, in French Indian white and brown.
- Where
- Puducherry, Puducherry, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.9262, 79.8271
Get the Basilica of the Sacred Heart stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Basilica of the Sacred Heart. 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 Puducherry volume with your photos and a note.
Near Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Immaculate Conception Cathedral 0.8 km
The white and brown church of 1791 on Mission Street, Puducherry's cathedral.
French Quarter 0.9 km
Grid streets of yellow walled houses with bougainvillea, street names in two languages, and a Tamil quarter across the canal.
Aayi Mandapam 1.1 km
A white monument in Bharathi Park raised by Napoleon III to the woman who gave up her house for a water works.
Promenade Beach 1.2 km
One and a half kilometres of seafront closed to traffic every evening, along the old French town.
Manakula Vinayagar Temple 1.3 km
The temple elephant, and the sixteen sided pillar.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram 1.4 km
The samadhi under the service tree.
Arikamedu 2.7 km
A Roman trading post of the first century, where Mediterranean amphorae have been dug out of the Ariyankuppam bank.
Paradise Beach 6.3 km
Reached by boat across the backwater.
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Questions
Where is Basilica of the Sacred Heart?
Basilica of the Sacred Heart is in Puducherry, Puducherry. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Immaculate Conception Cathedral (0.8 km), French Quarter (0.9 km), Aayi Mandapam (1.1 km).
How do I get the Basilica of the Sacred Heart stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Basilica of the Sacred Heart and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Puducherry volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Basilica of the Sacred Heart before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Puducherry volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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