Aug 8, 2011

The Cenotaph, Barrackpore Park - 1878


Built in 1813 by Captain George Rodney Blane, this cenotaph is located in Barrackpore, approximately 24 km north of Calcutta along the Hoogly river. It was built in commemoration of the soldiers lost during the conquest of Java and Mauritius in 1810-1811

Source: British Library