Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
Location | Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu India |
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Coordinates | 12°36′55″N 80°11′31″E / 12.615241°N 80.191840°ECoordinates: 12°36′55″N 80°11′31″E / 12.615241°N 80.191840°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1887 (first) |
Construction | stone tower |
Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | unpainted tower, red lantern dome |
Light | |
First lit | 1900 (current) |
Focal height | 42 metres (138 ft) |
Lens | 2nd order Fresnel lens |
Light source | mains power |
Range | 30 nmi (56 km; 35 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Mahabalipuram Lighthouse is located in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It has been open to tourists since 2011. It was closed in 2001 following a perceived threat from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The first light was commissioned here in 1887. The lighthouse, with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone, became fully functional in 1904. India's oldest lighthouse, built around 640 AD by Pallava king Mahendravarman I stands next to this modern structure. The Pallava era lighthouse is a protected monument, maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.[2]
Olakaneeswara Temple[]
This temple was dedicated to lord Siva. By the end of the eighteenth century or in the beginning of the nineteenth century, the sivalinga was possibly removed by some vandals. A granite roof was constructed atop the temple to keep the light from 1887 to 1900.[3]
Gallery[]
Mahabalipuram Lighthouse at night
Light house at Mahabalipuram
See also[]
Now Mahabalipuram lighthouse has its own official website. http://mahabalipuramlighthouse.com
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ D, Madhavan. "Mamallapuram light house opens for tourists". The Times of India. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Mahabalipuram Lighthouse" (PDF). Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ dgll Archived 2013-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
http://mahabalipuramlighthouse.com
External links[]
- Mahabalipuram Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
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