A stunning white majestic gateway on the ancient defensive wall on King’s Street, sporting the Danish royal seal and coat of arms on its pediment, and the soothing sea breeze pull tourists to the ozone-rich shores of the Bay of Bengal at Tharangambadi. Here, the legacy of Danish stands tall.
Tharangambadi, which means the land of singing waves, was formerly called Tranquebar. This coastal town in the present-day Mayiladuthurai district was the seat of the Danish East India Company, which ruled the enclave for more than two centuries.
