Flagstaff Tower
Flagstaff Tower is a one-room, castellated tower, built around 1828 as a signal tower, located in Kamla Nehru Ridge near the present-day North Campus of Delhi University in Delhi, India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ramesh lalwani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial and Vidhan Sabha metro station.
Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial
Museum
Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial, also known as also known as Mahaparinirvan Bhoomi or Mahaparinirvan Sthal, is a memorial in India's national capital New Delhi, dedicated to anti-caste activist and political leader B. Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial is situated 550 metres southeast of Flagstaff Tower.
Vidhan Sabha metro station
Metro station
Photo: Santosh4118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vidhan Sabha metro station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It services the area around Delhi Legislative Assembly, and Majnu Ka Tilla, which is 1.5 km away. Vidhan Sabha metro station is situated 390 metres southeast of Flagstaff Tower.
Delhi University Stadium
Sports venue
The Delhi University Stadium is a Rugby sevens stadium, situated within the North Campus of Delhi University. Spread over 10,000 square metres, the stadium has a seating capacity of 2,500 permanent and 7,500 temporary seats. Delhi University Stadium is situated 520 metres northwest of Flagstaff Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civil Lines and Majnu Ka Tilla.
Civil Lines
Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Civil Lines is a historical residential area and one of the three subdivisions of the North Delhi district in India. It is also one of the 12 zones under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Majnu Ka Tilla
Suburb
Photo: calliopejen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Majnu-ka-tilla is a colony in Delhi, India that was established around 1950. Majnu-ka-tilla is officially called New Aruna Nagar Colony, Chungtown, and Samyeling.
Kamla Nagar
Suburb
Kamla Nagar is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in North Delhi, India. It is one of Delhi's major shopping centres.
Flagstaff Tower
- Type: Monument
- Description: 19th-century signal tower in Kamla Nehru Ridge, Delhi, India
- Categories: tower and historic site
- Location: Civil Lines, Central Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.68797° or 28° 41′ 17″ northLongitude
77.21816° or 77° 13′ 5″ eastOpen location code
7JWVM6Q9+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 1410331570OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5457032
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In Other Languages
“Flagstaff Tower” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “फ्लैगस्टाफ टॉवर”
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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 “Flagstaff Tower”. Photo: Ramesh lalwani, CC BY-SA 3.0.