Father Eugene Lafont Observatory

Father Eugene Lafont Observatory is an observatory in , which is located on Mother Teresa Sarani. Father Eugene Lafont Observatory is situated nearby to the convention center , as well as near .
  • Type: Observatory
  • Also known as: “FELO”
  • Address: 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, Kolkata, 700016

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Xavier’s Collegiate School and Victoria Memorial.

School building
St. Xavier's Collegiate School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in , West Bengal, India. The school was founded in 1860 by the Jesuits under the supervision of Henri Depelchin, and it is named after Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary to India. is situated 110 metres southeast of Father Eugene Lafont Observatory.

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 1½ km west of Father Eugene Lafont Observatory.

Church
Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Thomas's Church is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite church in Kolkata, India. It is one of the colonial style buildings of the city. It is located in Middleton Row, Park Street. is situated 380 metres west of Father Eugene Lafont Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beniapukur and Dharmatala.

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

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of , in in the state of . Street has been renamed after Lenin as Lenin Sarani but the neighbourhood up to Wellington Square continues to be referred as .

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.

Father Eugene Lafont Observatory

Latitude
22.549° or 22° 32′ 56″ north
Longitude
88.35569° or 88° 21′ 21″ east
Operator
Saint Xavier’s College, Kolkata
Open location code
7MJCG9X4+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12206755106
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Father Depelchin Auditorium and Saint Xavier’s College (Autonomous).

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