St John's Church, Kolkata
The city's oldest church, 1787, with Job Charnock's mausoleum in the yard.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 22.5699, 88.3460
Get the St John's Church, Kolkata stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at St John's Church, Kolkata. 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 St John's Church, Kolkata
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.
Eden Gardens 0.7 km
Sixty eight thousand, and the sound they make.
Tipu Sultan Mosque 0.8 km
Built in 1832 by Tipu's youngest son, who was exiled to Calcutta and stayed.
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary 1.2 km
The Portuguese church at Murgihata, Calcutta's oldest Catholic cathedral.
Nakhoda Masjid 1.2 km
Calcutta's principal mosque, of 1926, its gate modelled on Akbar's tomb.
Indian Museum 1.4 km
The ninth oldest museum in the world, opened in 1814, holding the Bharhut railings and an Egyptian mummy.
Fort William 1.6 km
The star fort the East India Company built after Calcutta fell, still an army headquarters and still closed.
Park Street 1.7 km
Christmas, and the cemetery at the other end.
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Questions
Where is St John's Church, Kolkata?
St John's Church, Kolkata is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Writers' Building (0.6 km), Eden Gardens (0.7 km), Tipu Sultan Mosque (0.8 km).
How do I get the St John's Church, Kolkata stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at St John's Church, Kolkata 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 St John's Church, Kolkata 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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