Prinsep Ghat
The Palladian portico under the Vidyasagar Setu.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 22.5566, 88.3314
Get the Prinsep Ghat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Prinsep Ghat. 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 Prinsep Ghat
Fort William 0.7 km
The star fort the East India Company built after Calcutta fell, still an army headquarters and still closed.
Eden Gardens 1.4 km
Sixty eight thousand, and the sound they make.
Maidan 1.7 km
A thousand acres of open ground kept clear since 1758 so the fort's cannon would have a field of fire.
Victoria Memorial 1.7 km
White marble beside the Maidan, holding the paintings and the ghosts of the Raj.
Park Street 1.9 km
Christmas, and the cemetery at the other end.
Indian Museum 2.0 km
The ninth oldest museum in the world, opened in 1814, holding the Bharhut railings and an Egyptian mummy.
St Paul's Cathedral 2.1 km
Indo Gothic of 1847, its spire rebuilt after an earthquake on the model of Bell Harry tower at Canterbury.
St John's Church, Kolkata 2.1 km
The city's oldest church, 1787, with Job Charnock's mausoleum in the yard.
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Questions
Where is Prinsep Ghat?
Prinsep Ghat is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fort William (0.7 km), Eden Gardens (1.4 km), Maidan (1.7 km).
How do I get the Prinsep Ghat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Prinsep Ghat 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 Prinsep Ghat 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.