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Tourist Places in Prayagraj

Famous, historical, hidden and family-friendly places across Prayagraj.

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Must Visit Places · Inside Allahabad Fort

Akshayavat & Patalpuri Temple

Sacred banyan tree and underground temple inside the fort complex.

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Triveni Sangam

Must Visit Places · Sangam

Triveni Sangam

Confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati; boat rides from the ghats.

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Muir Central College

Muir Central College

Muir Central College in Prayagraj in northern India was a college of higher education founded by William Muir in 1872. It had a separate existence to 1921, when as a result of the Allahabad University Act it was merged into University of Allahabad.

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Heritage Places · Katra / University Road

University of Allahabad heritage buildings

Gothic and Indo-Saracenic campus buildings such as Muir College.

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Famous Tourist Places · Civil Lines

Chandrashekhar Azad Park (Company Bagh)

Large historic park where Chandrashekhar Azad died in 1931; houses the museum and library.

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Allahabad High Court building

Heritage Places · Civil Lines

Allahabad High Court building

One of India's oldest high courts; admire the building from outside.

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Allahabad Fort (Akbar's Fort)

Historical Places · Sangam area

Allahabad Fort (Akbar's Fort)

Mughal fort built by Akbar at the confluence; access to parts is restricted as it is used by the Army.

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Khusro Bagh

Heritage Places · Near Prayagraj Junction

Khusro Bagh

Walled Mughal garden with sandstone tombs of Prince Khusrau and family.

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Anand Bhawan

Historical Places · Civil Lines / Tagore Town

Anand Bhawan

Historic Nehru family home, now a museum on India's freedom movement.

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Prayagraj Junction railway station

Prayagraj Junction railway station

Prayagraj Junction, formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad Junction, is a major junction and railway station on the Howrah–Delhi main line, Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur main line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It is the headquarters of the North Central Railway zone.

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Hindustani Academy

Hindustani Academy is an autonomous literary organization runs under the Language Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1927, it is based in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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Chandra Shekhar Azad Park

Chandra Shekhar Azad Park

Chandra Shekhar Azad Park is a public park in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built in 1870 to mark Prince Alfred's visit to the city, with an area of 54 hectares, it is the biggest park in Prayagraj.

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Swaraj Bhawan

Heritage Places · Civil Lines

Swaraj Bhawan

Mansion once owned by Motilal Nehru and home to the Nehru family until 1930, now a museum.

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Allahabad Museum

Historical Places · Azad Park

Allahabad Museum

The Allahabad Museum is a national-level museum in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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New Yamuna Bridge

Photography Places · Yamuna / Naini

New Yamuna Bridge

A cable-stayed bridge over the Yamuna, completed around 2004, connecting the city to Naini.

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Historical Places

Bharadwaj Ashram

Site traditionally associated with the sage Bharadwaj, in the Colonelganj area.

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All Saints Cathedral

Heritage Places · Civil Lines

All Saints Cathedral

All Saints' Cathedral, also known as Patthar Girja (Church of Stones), is a cathedral of the Church of North India located in Prayagraj, India.

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Hidden Places · Jhunsi

Allahabad Observatory

The Allahabad Observatory in Jhusi is the centre responsible for maintaining Indian Standard Time (IST).

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Allahabad Pillar

Historical Places · Allahabad Fort

Allahabad Pillar

A 3rd-century BCE Ashokan pillar carrying edicts of Ashoka and later inscriptions of Samudragupta and Jahangir.

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Allahabad Public Library

Heritage Places · Azad Park

Allahabad Public Library

Also known as Thornhill Mayne Memorial, a public library in Chandrashekhar Azad Park.

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Hidden Places · Chowk

Bharati Bhavan Library

A Hindi and Urdu public library in Prayagraj, established in 1889.

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Garhwa Fort

Weekend Places · Shankargarh

Garhwa Fort

A medieval fortified enclosure with a Gupta-period temple complex, about 50 km south-west of Prayagraj.

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Mayo Memorial Hall

Heritage Places · Azad Park

Mayo Memorial Hall

A large 1879 meeting hall with a 180-foot tower, near the Thornhill Mayne Memorial.

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Peaceful Places · Yamuna bank

Minto Park (Madan Mohan Malaviya Park)

A historic park on the Yamuna bank where Queen Victoria's Proclamation was read in 1858.

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Old Naini Bridge

Photography Places · Yamuna / Naini

Old Naini Bridge

One of the longest and oldest bridges in India — a double-decked steel truss bridge over the Yamuna.

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Heritage Places · Chowk

Prayagraj Clock Tower (Chowk Ghantaghar)

A clock tower in the old-city Chowk area, built in 1913.

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St. Joseph's Cathedral

Heritage Places · Civil Lines

St. Joseph's Cathedral

The 1879 cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prayagraj, in Italian style.

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