India
Chettinad
Chettinad by Roman Bruehwiler
The Chettinad are 11 villages of Tamil Merchants, the Natukottai Chettiars. They were built between the the 1850’s and 1940’s. Their houses show a particular architecture, with many decorations and extensions turning them into palatial constructions. The land use shows traditional Tamil techniques of water management.
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- Full Name
- Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants (ID: 5920)
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- India
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On tentative list 2014
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History of Chettinad
- 2014: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
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- UNESCO
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