North Tower

North Tower is a tower in , , . North Tower is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the Hindu temple .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal.

Hindu temple
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Meenakshi Temple, also known as , is a historic located on the southern bank of the in , Tamil Nadu, India. is situated 120 metres southeast of North Tower.

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is a palace completed in 1636 by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty, who ruled from 1623 to 1659. It is located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai. is situated 1 km southeast of North Tower.

Railway station
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railway station is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of , located in of the Indian state of . is situated 1 km west of North Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madurai and Thiruparankundram.

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, formerly Madura, is the third-largest city in the Indian state of . It is on the banks of the river Vaigai and has been a major settlement for two millennia.

Town
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, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in in , India. Located about 7 km from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city. is situated 9 km southwest of North Tower.

Village
is a panchayat village in of Madurai District in the Tamil-Nadu state of India. is located on the right bank of the , on Route 85 about eight kilometers by road southeast of the city of , the district headquarters. is situated 9 km southeast of North Tower.

North Tower

Latitude
9.92046° or 9° 55′ 14″ north
Longitude
78.1189° or 78° 7′ 8″ east
Inception
1878
Height
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
6JXWW4C9+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 361273929
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
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