URBAN DESIGN AT

PONDICHERRY
ZONE 1 - CONTENT
• LOCATION
• HISTORY
• CULTURE AND FESTIVALS
• LANDMARKS
• BUILTFORMS
• OPEN SPACES
• STREETS
• ACTIVITIES
Landmarks - location
Church- Basilica of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus

Mosque- Khuthba mosque

Mosque- Meeran mosque

Clock tower

 
 • Basilica of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus , situated on the
south boulevard of Pondicherry
• It is an oriental specimen
of Gothic architecture
•  The construction of the new
church started in 1902 at the
Southern side of Pondicherry.
• The construction was
completed in 1907
Sacred Heart • The main material used in the
of Jesus church was bricks  with well
Basilica ground lime-sand mix.
• It is a big church and
can accommodate 2000
• This 100 years old historical church is 50 m
long, 48 m wide and 18 m high with Latin rite
cross shape in aerial view is in Gothic style.
24 main columns hold the structure.
• This 100-year-old church has been led by
twenty parish priests.
• The construction was completed around
1907.
• It’s a unique basilica
• 1st in Pondicherry
• 6th in Tamil Nadu
• 20th in India
• 50th in Asia
• It contains rare stained glass panels
• Mass timing (mon-sat)
5:30am;12:30pm;6:00pm
• Sunday-
5:30am;7:30am;12:00pm;5:00pm( English
mass) 6:15pm( Tamil mass)
 • Built almost three hundred and Fifty years
MEERAN ago, the Meerapalli (as known locally) is the
second oldest Mosque in the whole of
MOSQU Pondicherry.
• The architecture of the Meeran Mosque is
E quite unique. Built by the Arcot Nawabs, the
basic structure of the Meeran Mosque
follows a Gothic Islamic style. The Dome
of the Mosque is supported by four lofty
Pillars and the Meerhath and the member
are located very near it. Just above the
Meerhath is the Kalima Slab. In order to
enhance the beauty of the facade minaret a
Bronze Kallasa is placed on the top of the
structure.
• Next to the mosque is the resting place of
the divine graves of Meeran, the one who
built the Mosque, and of Suubhi Errai Perriar
Mullah.
• The office of the Pondicherry Haj Committee
as well as the Pondicherry State WAKF Board
is located next to the mosque.
• Activity - Madrasa - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Prayer 5 times a day
 • Khuthbapalli is an 18th century
mosque of Pondicherry.
• Khuthbapalli is believed to be the
first mosque built in
Pondicherry, though not at its
present location but in the White
Town of Pondicherry.
• The basic structure of the
khuthba mosque follows Indo
Islamic style.
• Khuthbapalli functions as the
Markaz or the Headquarters of
KHUTHBA Tablighi Jamaat's Pondicherry
MOSQUE Chapter.
CHINNA MANI KUNDU /PETITE TOWER
CLOCK
• Before the middle of the twentieth century,
most people did not have watches.
• Prior to the 18th century even home clocks
were rare.
• The first clocks didn't have faces, but were
solely striking clocks, which sounded bells to
call the surrounding community to work or
to prayer.
• They were therefore placed in towers so the
bells would be audible for a long distance.
• Clock towers were placed near the centre of
towns and were often the tallest structures
there.
• As clock towers became more common, the
designers realized that a dial on the outside
of the tower would allow the townspeople to
read the time whenever they want
• DONATED- Cou Latchoumanasamy
Chettiar
• YEAR - 1892
• HEIGHT - 25 FEET
• MATERIAL- LIME MORTAR
• LOCATION- cutting of Lal Bahadur
Shastri Street AND M.G ROAD
• SHOPS-flowers ,fruits, cookery
items, gifts,toys ,meats and many
other things
 TAMIL TOWN
MAJOR
S.NO STREET NAME WIDTH MATERIAL CATEGORY GREEN COVER LAND MARK HAPTIC SERVICES
ACTIVITY

Carriageway -  Clock tower        commotion                  Hospital,  CCTV Cameras at 

Tar              New             busy road           Baazars  the jumction of Lal 
Sub arterial  Medical Centre                    Parking on 
1 M.G. Road 7.2m 24 Bahadur Shastri 
road Janab  either side                    road, Manholes, 
H.M.Kasim     Noise level - 69db  street lights
angadi        avg. Sunday Market  
No pavements                              
                             
Carriageway -   ATMs, travels, 
Tar banks 
Partly shady road, 
Crowded with 
people all day long 
Drainage sub  especially at night,     
Lal Bahadur Shastri  Sub arterial  Manholes, street 
2 7.2m 48 pumping                               
Road road lights
station Parking alloted only 
No pavements on one side                  Restaurants
                           Noise 
level - 62db avg.

Ulavar Sandhai 
Partly shady roady 
Railway station   - farmers 
Carriageway -  road not well lit at 
    OHT                  market, railway  Transformer yard, 
South Boulevard Road 7.2m pavement -  Sub arterial 
Tar     One side  night, crowded at 
3 44              The  station access,  Manholes, Street 
road the H.M.Kasim 
Sacred Heart  Sunday church  lights
concrete stone  junction,     Noise 
Basilica Church service, cart 
level - 62db avg. vendors
 Carriageway -  Well shaded road with  Manholes, street 
Muvahidiya  traffic at peak hours,  Bars and street  lights, BSNL pillar, 
H.M.Kasim street  Tar     One side  Sub arterial 
4 7.2m 43 masjid, Grand  reeked of drainage and  food vendors Grand canal collecting 
(ambour salai) pavement -  road
canal garbage, Noise level - 
concrete stone  the drainage
62db avg.

Carriageway- 
Cement  Sub arterial  Traffic during office  Provisional shop Manhole,Dustbins at 
5 Bharathi Road 7.2m 32 _
Concrete          road hours  alternative streets
No pavements

Rue Ramaraja, Rue Raja 
Sahib, Rue Sagy, Rue 
Tippu Sultan, Rue 
Nainappa Poulle, Rue 
Ellai Amman Koil, Rue 
Mulla, Rue Cazy, Rue 
Chanda Sahib, Rue Milad,  Pedestrian and 
Rue Ponnaih Kutty, Rue  Carriageway -  Tranquil & shaded,  bicycle flow 
Candappa Mudaliar, Rue  Cement  Meeran Mosque  clean & wide streets,  during school  Minimum 3 manholes 
Montorsier, Rue Laporte,  concrete               per street, lit with 3-4 
6 Rue Ingasi Maistry, Rue  4-6m                             Streets 331 Clock tower  Insufficient lighting,  time, Hawkers  sodium vapour lamp 
Botanical garden bad odour at certain  selling fruits, 
yanam Vengadasalam  Pavements -  lights 
places vegetables and 
Pillai, Rue Thillai Maistry,  concrete stone flowers at noon
Rue Jeevanandam, Rue 
VOC, Rue Bader Sahib, 
Rue Cardinal de 
Beausset, Rue Caron, Rue 
Moracin, Rue Latouche, 
Rue Chermont, Rue Chier 
Lodi

Manholes at the 
Maalquin street,   Carriageway -  Narrow lanes shaded  beginning, middle and 
Pandian lane, St. Antonie  Cement  by buildings, no  Pedestrian and  end of the lane, 
7 Street, Surcouf street,  2.7-4m concrete               Lanes 42 pavements to walk on,  two wheeler  poorly lit by 3-4 street 
Hyder Ali street, Appavou                              badly maintained with  florw lights, open gutter for 
mestry lane No Pavements garbage at corners  storm water on either 
side of the lane.
 
 FRENCH TOWN
MAJOR
S.No STREET NAME WIDTH MATERIAL CATEGORY GREEN COVER LAND MARK HAPTIC SERVICES
ACTIVITY

MANHOLE-4, 
Carriageway  ONE WAY ROAD  STREET LIGHTS-24, 
-Asphalt Sub arterial 
1 N.S.C.BOSE STREET 10m Moderate Grand Canal noise level-60db TOWARDS  LAMPS-0, SWACHH 
road SOUTH  BHARAT-3, 
TRANSFORMERS
No pavements
Carriageway 
-Asphalt
MANHOLES-5, 
MAJOR  STREET LIGHTS-13 , 
SUBBIYA SALAI (SOUTH  10m Sub arterial  Fire Station,  busy, noise level-
2 Shady TRAFFIC TAKES  LAMPS-0, SWACHH 
BOULEVARD) road Petrol Bunk 60db
No pavements PLACE BHARAT-2, 
TRANSFORMER

5p.m. -7a.m. 
Carriageway  the road are 
DUPLEIX 
-Asphalt  ;         used as activity  MANHOLES-2, 
STATUE, 
GOUBERT  PAVEMENTS  Sub arterial  space such as  STREET LIGHTS-32, 
3 AVENUE(BEACH ROAD) 10m TO THE TWO  SHADY AMBEDKAR  noise level-60db
road walking,  LAMPS-0,SWACHH 
MANIMANDAB
SIDES OF THE  jogging, skating  BHARAT-0,
AM
ROAD and events are 
also conducted

Carriageway 
-Asphalt  ;         MANHOLES-4, 
PAVEMENTS  OLD COURT  MINOR 
LAL BAHADUR SASHTRI  8m TO THE TWO  Sub arterial  STREET LIGHTS-10, 
4 SHADY BUILDING,  noise level-60db VECHICULAR 
STREET(BUSSY STREET) road
SIDES OF THE  PWD MOVEMENTS LAMPS-24,SWACHH 
BHARAT-1
ROAD BUT 
NOT IN USE.
 Carriageway 
-Asphalt    ; 
PAVEMENTS TO  MANHOLES-7, STREET 
STATE BANK OF 
5 RUE SURCOUF 8m THE TWO SIDES  Streets MODERATE noise level-49db   LIGHTS-6, LAMPS-20, 
INDIA(SBI)
OF THE ROAD  SWACHH BHARAT-0,
BUT NOT IN 
USE.

Carriageway 
-Asphalt ; 
PAVEMENTS TO  MANHOLES-3, STREET 
RUE DU BAZAR SAINT 
6 8m THE TWO SIDES  Streets MODERATE   noise level-49db   LIGHTS-6, LAMPS-26, 
LAURENT OF THE ROAD  SWACHH BHARAT-1,
BUT NOT IN 
USE.

Carriageway 
-Asphalt 
MANHOLES-4, STREET 
PAVEMENTS TO  Peaceful , noise level -  LIGHTS-4, LAMPS-0, 
7 RUE VICTOR SIMONEL 7.2m THE TWO SIDES  Streets MODERATE    
49db SWACHH BHARAT-0, 
OF THE ROAD  DUSTBIN-1
BUT NOT IN 
USE.

Carriageway 
RUE LABOURDONNAIS,  -Asphalt  MANHOLES-22, 
RUE SUFFREN, RUE  PAVEMENTS TO  vehicles are  STREET LIGHTS-24, 
8 ROMAIN ROLLAND, RUE  5.5m THE TWO SIDES  Lanes LEAFY noise level - 35db paked on either  LAMPS-122, SWACHH 
DUMAS, RUE L'EVENCHE  OF THE ROAD  side of the road BHARAT-1, DUSTBIN-1
1, RUE L'EVENCHE 2 BUT NOT IN 
USE.
 
Carriageway  MANHOLES-1, STREET 
9 RUE BASLIEU 5.5m -Asphalt NO  Lanes LESS LEAFY LIGHTS-1, LAMPS-0, 
PAVEMENTS SWACHH BHARAT-0
     
PAVERS BLOCK    MANHOLES-0, STREET 
10 RUE UNKNOWN 5.5m     NO  Lanes MODERATE       LIGHTS-1, LAMPS-0, 
PAVEMENTS SWACHH BHARAT-0