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Madras High Court
Madras High Court: Madras high court, chennai - panoramio
Madras High Court: Madras High Court - panoramio
Madras High Court: Madras High Court,Chennai

Photo: Sankar 1995 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Courthouse · Chennai, India

Madras High Court

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1888–92
Declared purpose
High Court
Today
Survives, still the court
Build time
About 4 years
Region
India
Architect of record
J. W. Brassington, architect: about when credited (1888, born ). Build time on record: about 4 years.; Henry Irwin, architect: about 47 when credited (1888, born 1841). Build time on record: about 4 years.All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

An Indo-Saracenic court with domes and minarets, one of the largest court complexes in the world.

  1. A lighthouse

    Its tower once served as a lighthouse.

  2. Domes

    Indo-Saracenic domes.

  3. Architect of record

    Henry Irwin (born 1841) was about 47 when credited with the design in 1888. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.

Questions worth asking

  • Why a lighthouse on a court?

Possible original uses

  • Courthouse

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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