Chitra Tower

Chitra Tower is a tower in , , . Chitra Tower is situated nearby to the Hindu temple , as well as near the pond .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal.

Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Meenakshi Temple, also known as , is a historic located on the southern bank of the in , Tamil Nadu, India.

Photo: R.K.Lakshmi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 640 metres southeast of Chitra Tower.

Railway station
Photo: TAMIZHU, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Chitra Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madurai and Thiruparankundram.

Photo: Vegpuff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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
Photo: Wasifwasif, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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 Chitra 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 Chitra Tower.

Chitra Tower

Latitude
9.91923° or 9° 55′ 9″ north
Longitude
78.12009° or 78° 7′ 12″ east
Inception
1569
Height
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
6JXWW49C+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 782520826
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Chitra Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Marriage Hall and Potramarai Kulam.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Swamy Sannathi Tower and East Tower.

Tamil Nadu: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, and Tiruchirappalli.

Curious Towers to Discover

Uncover intriguing towers from every corner of the globe.