Maritime Museum, Tranquebar
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Maritime Museum, Tranquebar is a maritime museum located at
Location
It is situated opposite to Danish Fort.
Displayed objects
In this teensy ramshackle museum, a mishmash of old boats, fishing memorabilia and a hard-hitting photo-video of the effects of the 2004 tsunami in Tranquebar are found. [1] The Tharangambadi maritime museum has displays of preserved sea life, shells, models of boat, utensils, costumes, paintings and little more that were used by the Danes. They also have a small Indian stamp collection.[2] The Danish Commander’s House is an airy 18th-century bungalow. It was restored by the Danish Tranquebar Association. It now houses the Tranquebar Maritime Museum. In it stories of the sea are found. An old wooden ship occupies an important place. It is surrounded by an odd collection of ships parts, old trunks, and the skeletal remains of marine creatures, and bits and bobs collected from Danish ships. [3] Glass objects, Chinese tea jars, swords, daggers, spears etc., are found. Many of these objects are from the sea. Kattumarams, Horse teeth, sea conch are also found here.
Objects in Fort Museum
The 17th and 18th century antiquities and relics from the
Visiting hours
Visitors are allowed to this museum from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. [1]
Gallery
See also
- Danish India
- Puhar
- Kulasekharapatnam
- European colonies in India
- Danish East India Company
- History of Denmark
- Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
- Tiruchirappalli Fort
References
- ^ a b Lonely Planet, Maritime Museum, Tharangambadi
- ^ Trip Advisor
- ^ Denmark on the Coromandel, DNA, 29 September 2019
- ^ "Tharangampadi - Introduction". Nagapattinam district administration, State government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Madhulika Liddle (8 August 2010). "The Missionary's footprints". Indian Express. India.
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