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{{Use dmy dates|date=October | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=October | {{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox church | {{Infobox church | ||
| former names = St. James' Church | | former names = St. James' Church | ||
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| map caption = Location within the outskirts of City of Karnal | | map caption = Location within the outskirts of City of Karnal | ||
| location = G.T. Road, [[Karnal]], [[Haryana]] -132001 | | location = G.T. Road, [[Karnal]], [[Haryana]] -132001 | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|29.7062|76.9873|display=inline}} | |||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| denomination = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] | | denomination = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
With the establishment of British cantonment at Karnal, St. James' Church was constructed in AD 1806 by the British. In 1841, when the [[Ambala Cantonment|cantonment was shifted to Ambala]], the church was dismantled, but the tower was allowed to stay as it had been built out of the subscriptions of the public who objected to its dismantlement.<ref>http://www.nativeplanet.com/karnal/attractions/karnal-cantonment-church-tower/</ref> It was built to meet the challenge of rising power of the Sikh military in the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/karnal/attractions/karnal-cantonment-church-tower/|title=Karnal Cantonment Church Tower, Karnal|website=www.nativeplanet.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> | With the establishment of British cantonment at Karnal, St. James' Church was constructed in AD 1806 by the British. In 1841, when the [[Ambala Cantonment|cantonment was shifted to Ambala]], the church was dismantled, but the tower was allowed to stay as it had been built out of the subscriptions of the public who objected to its dismantlement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nativeplanet.com/karnal/attractions/karnal-cantonment-church-tower/|title=Karnal Cantonment Church Tower, Karnal}}</ref> It was built to meet the challenge of rising power of the Sikh military in the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/karnal/attractions/karnal-cantonment-church-tower/|title=Karnal Cantonment Church Tower, Karnal|website=www.nativeplanet.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> | ||
== Architecture == | == Architecture == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Churches in Haryana]] | [[Category:Churches in Haryana]] | ||