India / Denmark: Ceramic tiles at the Tranquebar Restaurant, Hotel Hesselet, Nyborg, Denmark, 20th century
Tharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar, is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River.
It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish it is still known as Trankebar.
Keywords:
Quick links to other images in this gallery:
Pictures From History
Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved.