St John's Church, originally a cathedral, was among the first public buildings to be erected by the East India Company after Kolkata became the effective capital of British India. It was designed by Lieutenant James Agg of the Bengal Engineers and its construction was completed by 1787. Like many British churches in India, it is based on James Gibbs' St. Martin-in the-Fields, London, but due to poor subsoil conditions, the entire fourth tier of the steeple was omitted giving the building a compressed dumpy appearance.
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Kalighat St. John's Church St. Paul's Cathedral Tipu Sultan's Mosque
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