Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary
The Portuguese church at Murgihata, Calcutta's oldest Catholic cathedral.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 22.5787, 88.3527
Get the Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary. 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 Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary
Nakhoda Masjid 0.4 km
Calcutta's principal mosque, of 1926, its gate modelled on Akbar's tomb.
Writers' Building 0.6 km
Built in 1777 for the Company's junior clerks, the seat of Bengal's government for two centuries, and the scene of the 1930 raid.
Marble Palace 0.9 km
A private nineteenth century mansion of a hundred and twenty six kinds of marble, still lived in by the family.
Howrah Bridge 0.9 km
A cantilever bridge carrying a hundred thousand vehicles a day on no bolts, riveted throughout, opened in 1943.
Jorasanko Thakur Bari 1.0 km
Where Tagore was born and died.
College Street 1.1 km
A kilometre and a half of secondhand booksellers, said to be the largest such market in the world.
St John's Church, Kolkata 1.2 km
The city's oldest church, 1787, with Job Charnock's mausoleum in the yard.
Tipu Sultan Mosque 1.5 km
Built in 1832 by Tipu's youngest son, who was exiled to Calcutta and stayed.
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Questions
Where is Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary?
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nakhoda Masjid (0.4 km), Writers' Building (0.6 km), Marble Palace (0.9 km).
How do I get the Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary 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 Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary 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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