St. John's Church

Local nameSt. John's Church
LocationKolkata

St. John's Church, originally a cathedral, was among the first public buildings erected by the East India Company after Kolkata became the effective capital of British India. It is located at the North-Western corner of Raj Bhavan, and served as the Anglican Cathedral of Calcutta till 1847, when the see was transferred to St. Paul's Cathedral. Construction of the building, modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields of London, started in 1784, with Rs 30,000 raised through a public lottery, and was completed in 1787. The land the church stands on was gifted by Maharaja Nabo Kishen Bahadur of Sobhabazar. It is the third oldest church in the city, next to the Armenian and the Old Mission Church.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Church,_Kolkata

Phone +91 33 2248 3439

Address Kiran Shankar Roy Road Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Coordinates 22°34'11.406" N 88°20'45.511" E

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