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a long hallway with columns and tiled floors in an old house or hotel lobby, lit by lights from the ceiling

Asikkad House: This was a house designed by Benny Kuriakose few years ago in a village near Mayavaram. The house has many Chettinad architecture elements and mainly uses the columns recycled from old houses, which the client had already collected. The main house has two bed rooms with a large courtyard. #ChettinadArchitecture#TraditionalInteriorDesignIdeas

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an old building in the middle of a city with lots of rusted roof tops

Book your tickets online for Chettinad, Tiruchirappalli: See 60 reviews, articles, and 110 photos of Chettinad, ranked No.12 on Tripadvisor among 49 attractions in Tiruchirappalli.

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an old building with many windows and balconies

The South Indian community of Chettinad is known for its long ago concentration of merchants, bankers and a general monied class that spared no expense in living an opulent lifestyle. Most of the families are long gone, but a lot of their mansions remain. Homes date back a hundred or more years and were built to house an extended family. Private bedroom spaces are small, but the communal living, dining and hanging out areas are huge. The places were meant for gatherings and parties. Any…

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the entrance to an ornately decorated building with colorful tiles and wood trimmings

The mansions of Chettinadu never said "Look at me" but they make us say "Look at them". That's the beauty of the Chettinadu architecture , an amalgamation of the best of Indo - European, which is now gaining traction among tourists and heritage lovers. Continue reading

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