Cochin College

Cochin College is a college in Kochi, Ernakulam District, Kerala which is located on Cochin College Road. Cochin College is situated nearby to the hospital Urban Primary Health Cenre, Pandikudy, as well as near Laxmi Hospital.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mattancherry Palace and Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue.

Mattancherry Palace

Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. Mattancherry Palace is situated 1¼ km northeast of Cochin College.

Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi. Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue is situated 1¼ km northeast of Cochin College.

Chempittapally

Mosque

Chempittapally, also known as Chembitta Palli and as Chembittapally Juma Masjid, is a Sifi Friday mosque in the Mattancherry neighbourhood, in Kochangadi, Kochi, in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India. Chempittapally is situated 800 metres east of Cochin College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panayapilly and Mattancherry.

Panayapilly

Neighborhood

Panayapilly is a village in Ernakulam district near Fort Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.

Mattancherry

Suburb

Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mattancherry is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter.