Pondicherry. Unknown, photographer about 1870s Elevated view of Bharathi Park or Government Park and its surroundings. The current police headquarters is visible in the foreground, a two-story, elongated building with an arcade on its ground floor. The Aayi Mandapam, also known as the Park Monument, can be seen in the center of the park with its double columns and pediments. The statue of Joseph François Dupleix and the Old Lighthouse are visible on the center right area of the image. (Recto, mount) lower center, in pencil: "Pondicherry"; (Verso, mount) lower left, in pencil: "";


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Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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