Athangudi Mansion | Chettinad House | Chidambara Vilas
Located around 70km from Trichy in Tamil Nadu, is the Chettinad region comprising of a cluster 76 villages and towns. The village of Athangudi is nearby, with around 2,000 inhabitants. Read out to know more: http://www.chidambaravilas.com/athangudi-mansion/
Located around 70km from Trichy in Tamil Nadu, is the Chettinad region comprising of a cluster 76 villages and towns. The village of Athangudi is nearby, with around 2,000 inhabitants. Read out to know more: http://www.chidambaravilas.com/athangudi-mansion/
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ATHANGUDIMANSION
ABOUTATHANGUDI
TheVilagehasapopulationofabout2,000
inhabitants.
Locatedaround70km from TrichyinTamil
Nadu,istheChetinadregioncomprisingofa
cluster76vilagesandtowns.
Thisvilageisfamousforitsunmatched
hand-madeAthanguditileswhichhavebecome
atrademarkofthevilage.
MANSIONS
Thereareoverathousandofhugemansionsliningthe
streetsoftheChetinadregion,oneofthemostfamousis
theAthangudimansion.
Withoverahundredrooms,it’salsoknownastheAthangudiglasspalaceduetotherowsofBelgium
mirorsliningits
centralhal.
Thesheergrandeurofthismansionwiltakeyourbreath
awaywithitsmind-bogglingbeauty.
Ithasaneye-catchinghighly-ornateceilinglinedwithmagnificenttileswithpaternsthatappeartopopoutofthem.
ItislocatedonthemainstreetofAthangudiandstandsout
foritssheersizeandgrandeur.
Itisalsooneofthefew mansionsthatisstilinusebythe
ownersandwel-maintained.
Thearchitecturalstylehereisathrowbacktothecolonialera
Althemansionsinthisregionfolow thesamearchitectural
stylewithaseriesofhighly-embelishedcentralcourtyards
suroundedbyornamentalpilars,decorativebalustrades
andsymmetricalyplaceddoors.
andmarkedbycarvedgateways,archedwindows,highceilingsandhugehals.
AswithalotherChetinadmansions,thismansiontoooccupiestheentirespacebetweentwoparalelstreets,which
isusualyatadistancebetween50-100meters.
Itisbeautifulypaintedwithamixoflimestone,seashels
andeggwhitesthatstilgleamsinthelightafterthepassageofoveracentury.
Thehighly-embelishedfirstcourtyardislavishlydecorated
andisusedforlargegatheringslikeweddingsandfestivals.
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