Thursday, May 22, 2014

Places to Visit - English, Dutch & Armenian Cemetery








The tombs in English, Dutch and Armenian cemeteries at Surat are reckoned among the most important historical monuments in the city. It is reported that there was so much competition between the Dutch and the English in Surat to impress upon the natives their importance and power that they put mausoleums instead of tomb stones. Many of these are so ridiculously large and ornamental resembling Muslim tombs rather than the ordinary tomb stones in Europe.

Location - Dutch Cemetery, Katargam Darwaja, Surat, Gujarat 395003

Latitude - 21.20961        Longitude - 72.82715





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