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Acharya Sudhir Chatterjee Sarani, Beniapukur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700014, India

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Place Types Cemetery
Address Acharya Sudhir Chatterjee Sarani, Beniapukur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700014, India
Coordinate 22.5462917,88.3645576
Website Unknown
Rating 4
Compound Code G9W7+GR Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Openning hours

Monday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

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Subhadeep Porel (01/04/2020)

It is a huge cemetery, having the grave of Michael Madhusudan Dutt near the entrance. There is no entry fee, but you need to enroll yourself in the register logbook. Some parts of the cemetary are well maintained, while some parts are not. A huge number of graves are presents starting from 1700s till date. Older ones are significantly damaged. Graves of some notable personalities are present.nLike Share

Mainak Sarkar (11/06/2018)

Good place for spending time with your friends and near and dear once and not at all noisey...very quite place

Charles Gilliam (02/27/2018)

Very interesting. Closed in 1790 last burial 1835. History of people and structures. Tombs have English inscriptions.

Aritra Sinha (11/06/2018)

Opened in 1767 and used actively until the 1830s, the eight-acre necropolis is enclosed by a high brick wall which protects the eclectic mix of tombs, cenotaphs, and mausoleums. The nearly 1900 graves represent a melting pot of design influences from European gothic to classical antiquity to Indo-Saracenic styles all jumbled up in a maze of obelisks, cairns, urns, and sarcophagi. A number of the graves belong to famous military and political figures of the time, including Sir William Jones, founder of the Asiatic Society, whose towering memorial obelisk is the tallest of the structures in the graveyard.nnWhile South Park Street Cemetery is undergoing constant upkeep and renovations, the rich tropical surroundings continue to encroach on the mouldering stones. Green mosses and prehistoric ferns cover much of the grounds making for a haunting setting for visitors looking for a little history in their boneyards.