Madurai City
Madurai City • • • • • • • •
Country: India State: Tamil Nadu District: Madurai District Area: 248 km sq Elevation: 101 m Population: 1,017,865 Official Language: Tamil Settlement Type: Nuclear (planned, based on caste & occupational hierarchy) Source: wikipedia.org
The Historical Timeline
Sources: Thesis 1435 (Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 30), wikipedia.org
A Potpourri of Cultures
Source: Google Images, wikipedia.org
City Structure
Sources: Thesis 1435(Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 32, p. 39), Multiple Facets of My Madurai by Manohar Devadoss, p. 17
Built v/s Open
Source: Thesis 1435(Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 44)
The Evolution
Source: Architectural Conservation Thesis, C. Balaji, SPA, 2001
Planning Principle
Sources: Thesis 1435 (Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 32, p. 42), City as Diagram by Prof. Rutul Joshi
Landmark Pattern
Source: Thesis 1435 (Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 59, p. 60)
Residential Fabric
Sources: Thesis (Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 47), Multiple Facets of My Madurai by Manohar Devadoss, p. 30, p. 31, p. 88
Public-Open Spaces
Source: Multiple Facets of My Madurai by Manohar Devadoss, p. 41, p. 53, p. 63
Movement Network
Sources: Thesis (Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012, p. 46, p. 48), Multiple Facets of My Madurai by Manohar Devadoss, p. 47
Multiple Facets of Life in the City
Sources: Google Images, Multiple Facets of My Madurai by Manohar Devadoss, p. 69,p. 91, p. 93
Contemporary Glimpses of Madurai
Sources: Thesis 1435 (Urban Revitalization of Historic Cities The Temple Town Madurai by Levin Prabhu J,2012,p. 47, p. 80)
Source: Google Images