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{{Infobox historic site | {{Infobox historic site | ||
| name = | | name = youtube | ||
| native_language = Tamil | | native_language = Tamil | ||
| image =Manora1.JPG | | image =Manora1.JPG | ||
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| caption = | | caption = | ||
| designation1 = | | designation1 = | ||
| designation1_date = | | designation1_date = 2008 | ||
| designation1_number = | | designation1_number = | ||
| designation1_criteria = | | designation1_criteria = | ||
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| location = [[Peravurani]], [[Thanjavur]], India | | location = [[Peravurani]], [[Thanjavur]], India | ||
| elevation = | | elevation = | ||
| built = | | built = ali | ||
| architect = | | architect = ali | ||
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]] | | architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|10.268|79.304|display=inline}} | | coordinates = {{coord|10.268|79.304|display=inline}} | ||
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| date = 15 February 2003 | | date = 15 February 2003 | ||
| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/yw/2003/02/15/stories/2003021500770300.htm | | url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/yw/2003/02/15/stories/2003021500770300.htm | ||
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030710193710/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/yw/2003/02/15/stories/2003021500770300.htm | |||
| url-status = usurped | |||
| archive-date = 10 July 2003 | |||
| access-date = 9 April 2008}}</ref> | | access-date = 9 April 2008}}</ref> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Manora renamed.jpg|thumb|left|Manora, The Ancient Fort of Tamil Nadu, India|200px]] | [[File:Manora renamed.jpg|thumb|left|Manora, The Ancient Fort of Tamil Nadu, India|200px]] | ||
The fort was built by [[Maratha|Tanjavur Maratha]] ruler [[Serfoji II]] (1777-1832 CE) in 1814–1815 to commemorate the successful advance of the British over [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) in the [[Battle of Waterloo]] in 1815.<ref name="Arch">{{cite web|title=Manora - Sarabendraraja Pattinam|url=http://www.tnarch.gov.in/cons/forts/fort7.htm|publisher=Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=2013-07-07}}</ref><ref name="friday">{{cite news|title=Hidden 100: Fort on the coast|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/hidden-100-fort-on-the-coast/article3257748.ece|date=29 March 2012|access-date=2013-07-07|last=Gerald|first=Olympia Shilpa|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Imperial Conversations: Indo-Britons and the Architecture of South India|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36IBkEKlEC8C&pg=PR9|last=Jayewardene-Pillai|first=Shanti|publisher=Yoda Press|year=2007|isbn=9788190363426}}</ref> The fort acted as a residence for the royal family and also as a light-house. | The fort was built by [[Maratha|Tanjavur Maratha]] ruler [[Serfoji II]] (1777-1832 CE) in 1814–1815 to commemorate the successful advance of the British over [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) in the [[Battle of Waterloo]] in 1815.<ref name="Arch">{{cite web|title=Manora - Sarabendraraja Pattinam|url=http://www.tnarch.gov.in/cons/forts/fort7.htm|publisher=Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=2013-07-07}}</ref><ref name="friday">{{cite news|title=Hidden 100: Fort on the coast|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/hidden-100-fort-on-the-coast/article3257748.ece|date=29 March 2012|access-date=2013-07-07|last=Gerald|first=Olympia Shilpa|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Imperial Conversations: Indo-Britons and the Architecture of South India|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36IBkEKlEC8C&pg=PR9|last=Jayewardene-Pillai|first=Shanti|publisher=Yoda Press|year=2007|isbn=9788190363426}}</ref> The fort acted as a residence for the royal family and also as a light-house. | ||
==Architecture== | ==Architecture== | ||
The fort is located in {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from [[Pattukkottai]] and {{convert|65|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from [[Thanjavur]] in a place called | The fort is located in {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from [[Pattukkottai]] and {{convert|65|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from [[Thanjavur]] in a place called [[Sarabendrarajanpattinam]] in shores of [[Bay of Bengal]]. The word ''Manora'' is believed to be derived from the word ''[[minar]]'' meaning tower.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Top Ten Temple Towns of India|publisher=Mark Age Publication|first=S.C.|last=Karkar|location=Kolkota|isbn=978-81-87952-12-1|year=2009|page=85}}</ref> The fort is hexagonal structure and has eight storeys, raising to a height of {{convert|75|ft|m|abbr=on}} tapering to its top. The tower is surrounded by a wall and a moat ant it resembles a fort. The monument looks like a [[pagoda]], with arched windows, circular staircase and eaves separating one storey from the other.<ref name="victory"/><ref name="face"/><ref name="Arch"/><ref name="friday"/><ref name="TN">{{cite web|title=What to see - Thanjavur district attractions|url=http://www.thanjavur.tn.nic.in/whattoseetou.html|publisher=Thanjavur District Administration|access-date=2013-07-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518021412/http://www.thanjavur.tn.nic.in/whattoseetou.html|archive-date=18 May 2013}}</ref>[[File:Manora fort board.jpg|left|thumb|An information board at the fort]] | ||
==Renovation in modern times== | ==Renovation in modern times== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Thanjavur district}} | {{Thanjavur district}} | ||