Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum is a museum in , , . Maritime Museum is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahishasuramardini Mandapa and Krishna Mandapam.

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Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty. It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in . is situated 140 metres southwest of Maritime Museum.

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Mandapa of Krishna or is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the Kancheepuram district of the state of , . is situated 130 metres north of Maritime Museum.

Lighthouse
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is located in , . It has been open to tourists since 2011. It was closed in 2001 following a perceived threat from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. is situated 120 metres southwest of Maritime Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krishna’s Butterball and Mamallapuram.

Locality
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Krishna's Butterball is a gigantic balancing rock, a granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of in state, India.

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, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.

Village
, also spelt as Salavankuppam or Saluvanakuppam, is a coastal hamlet in the of , India. It is situated on the East Coast Road at a distance of 7 kilometres from Mahabalipuram on the -Mahabalipuram stretch. is situated 5 km north of Maritime Museum.

Maritime Museum

Latitude
12.61624° or 12° 36′ 59″ north
Longitude
80.19226° or 80° 11′ 32″ east
Open location code
7M42J58R+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5517879855
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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