Writers' Building
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.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 22.5737, 88.3496
Get the Writers' Building stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Writers' Building. 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 Writers' Building
St John's Church, Kolkata 0.6 km
The city's oldest church, 1787, with Job Charnock's mausoleum in the yard.
Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary 0.6 km
The Portuguese church at Murgihata, Calcutta's oldest Catholic cathedral.
Nakhoda Masjid 0.7 km
Calcutta's principal mosque, of 1926, its gate modelled on Akbar's tomb.
Tipu Sultan Mosque 0.9 km
Built in 1832 by Tipu's youngest son, who was exiled to Calcutta and stayed.
Eden Gardens 1.3 km
Sixty eight thousand, and the sound they make.
Howrah Bridge 1.3 km
A cantilever bridge carrying a hundred thousand vehicles a day on no bolts, riveted throughout, opened in 1943.
College Street 1.4 km
A kilometre and a half of secondhand booksellers, said to be the largest such market in the world.
Marble Palace 1.4 km
A private nineteenth century mansion of a hundred and twenty six kinds of marble, still lived in by the family.
More famous places to visit in West Bengal
Questions
Where is Writers' Building?
Writers' Building is in Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are St John's Church, Kolkata (0.6 km), Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary (0.6 km), Nakhoda Masjid (0.7 km).
How do I get the Writers' Building stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Writers' Building 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 Writers' Building 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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