The church tower have beautiful design and is surrounded by a well maintained garden beside there are two cemetery(one for British soldiers who died due to cholera outbreak which is not properly maintained,the other one is new cemetery for recent deaths.)

The Cantonment Church Tower is a church tower in Karnal city of Haryana, India.It is a historical religious shrine in Karnal. It stands near National Highway 1 of India. It has been declared as a historical monument by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. It was the tower of St. James' Church, Karnal, dedicated to St. James, one of disciples of Jesus Christ. The tower is 35 m tall, and is surmounted by an ornamental cross. The huge tower is located between the infantry parade and race course.With the establishment of British cantonment at Karnal, St. James' Church was constructed in AD 1806 by the British. In 1841, when the 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. It was built to meet the challenge of rising power of the Sikh military in the region.

Deserted place. Even no caretaker is present, though it is preserved by Archaeological Survey of India.

One of the rarest site in Karnal of archeological importance. It's a protected monument. Must visit the place to experience a different aura

Church tower is a oldest tourist place ....where the ancient soldiers samadhi is kept for remembering their sacrifice.... also it has a wonderful clean garden. Its an central government tourist place. There is no fees for entry .....u can go anytime to visit there ....Must visit once Amit Kargil

Beautiful place to have a peaceful walk

Very bad and abusive behaviour of the incharge asking for money to click pictures, so un maintained.

Nothing much other than the tower. Won't take you more than 10 minutes to finish it's experience. Maps will show a stop before it reaches. Take the car a few metres ahead and you would spot a small gate

Very peaceful & relaxing place for leisure time as well as to gain knowledge regarding the history of the city. & surely a Paradise for photographers.

A must visit place if you are planning for karnal. In the morning it is very peaceful and calm. One can spend easily one hour walking around the tower and sitting in the garden which is well maintained. Place is very soothing for relaxing with family and friends.

We were amazed to see this church tower. It is part of the archeological department. They are maintaining well but they have neglected the British cemetery which is next to this tower. There used to be a cross on top but we couldn't see it maybe people must have broken it.

Closed for entry. We saw from outside only. Protected site

It is a dismantled church established in year 1804 AD when Karnal was the cantonment area for Britishers. Britishers then shifted cantonment area from Karnal to Ambala, so at time they dismantled this Karnal church leaving only the tower. The British era Graveyard is in left side of the church and Indian graveyard (new) is in the right side of the Church.

This is a cemetery between 18 and eighteen hundred and 19 of British time, here many British people are buried and there is a jail near it, meaning there is a court room, there is a large area of ​​​​about 10-15 court rooms and which is now is being reconstructed and is a very old historical place

Nice simple place. Worth a short 15 mins visit.

Nice place to gain some historical knowledge , natural environment and a peaceful place

It's a peaceful place for sitting for spending some quiet time. Please don't come here with food or anything that litters the place.