Chettinad Mansions
Merchant houses built with Burmese teak, Italian marble and Belgian glass by a trading community that worked across Asia.
- Where
- Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.0700, 78.7800
Get the Chettinad Mansions stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chettinad Mansions. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chettinad Mansions
Karaikudi Chettinad Kitchens 0.3 km
Athangudi tiles, and the antique streets.
Karpaka Vinayakar Temple 13 km
A rock-cut cave temple at Pillaiyarpatti, seventh century, with a Ganesha carved in relief.
Thirumayam Fort 20 km
A forty acre fort on the Pudukkottai road, built by the Raja of Ramnad in 1687.
Avudaiyarkoil 28 km
The Tirupperunturai temple at Avudaiyarkoil, on the south bank of the Vellar.
Sittanavasal Cave 43 km
A Jain cave with frescoes of a lotus pond, the best surviving paintings after Ajanta.
Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple 58 km
A Pandya cave temple with a later Chola facade, in Pudukkottai.
Moovar Koil 60 km
Three Chola temples in a row at Kodumbalur, of which two still stand.
Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple 61 km
The sixth abode of Murugan, in a grove on the Alagar hills.
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Questions
Where is Chettinad Mansions?
Chettinad Mansions is in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Karaikudi Chettinad Kitchens (0.3 km), Karpaka Vinayakar Temple (13 km), Thirumayam Fort (20 km).
How do I get the Chettinad Mansions stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chettinad Mansions and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chettinad Mansions before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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