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South Park Street Cemetery

South Park Street Cemetery, formerly known as the 'Great Christian Burial Ground', was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. The cemetery houses numerous graves and monuments belonging to British soldiers, administrators, and their families.
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Photo: Ankur P, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery of Kolkata
  • Also known as: “Park St Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta and Victoria Memorial.

Cemetery
The was established in 1820 catering to the specific needs of the large Scottish population in the area. These Scots, including soldiers, missionaries, jute traders and businessmen, were attached to numerous enterprises in the area such as the headquarters of the East India Company, and the administration of the British India, whose capital was here. is situated 290 metres southeast of South Park Street Cemetery.

Museum
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a large marble monument in the in Central , having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj. is situated 2 km west of South Park Street Cemetery.

Cemetery
, also known as General Episcopal Cemetery, is located on the crossing of Mother Teresa Sarani and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, , India, with its entrance on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road. is situated 410 metres east of South Park Street Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beniapukur and Entali.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of in in the state of . It is adjacent to Park Circus.

Suburb
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain.
Entally is a neighbourhood of , in in the state of . It was considered close to the area which was home to the poor and the depressed castes. Mother Teresa started her activities in Entally.

Suburb
Taltala is a neighbourhood in Central , in in the state of . One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station on its own name.

South Park Street Cemetery

Latitude
22.54625° or 22° 32′ 47″ north
Longitude
88.36022° or 88° 21′ 37″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7MJCG9W6+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111547636
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
13353846
Wiki­data ID
Q2972549
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Malayalam—“South Park Street Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সাউথ পার্ক স্ট্রিট সেমিট্রি”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri South Park Street”
  • Chinese: “南公园路公墓”
  • Chinese: “南公園路公墓”
  • French: “cimetière de Park Street”
  • French: “Cimetière de Park Street”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण पार्क स्ट्रीट कब्रिस्तान”
  • Malayalam: “സൗത്ത് പാർക്ക്‌ സ്ട്രീറ്റ് സെമിട്രി”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Park Street Cemetery”. Photo: Ankur P, CC BY 2.0.