The Madurai Pavilion

A rare Picture from Thomas & William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery'1797. c.British Library


This stone pavilion was built by Tirumala Nayakar on the east side of the Madurai Fort and was used during religious festivals. This view particularly attracted Europeans as the motif of the pavilion was later reproduced on Staffordshire-ware and on French wallpapers.

This artwork is a hand-colored lithograph titled "Edifizio in Madura" (Building in Madura), published around 1835–1840 in Meissen, Germany, as part of Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche’s Vollständige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen (Complete Gallery of Peoples)