• Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges or Church of Our

Lady of Angels is located along Rue Dumas.

• The church stands in it’s unassuming pink.
• The upper part of the church was made in the Ionic
style and the lower part was made in the Doric Style
which are both classical styles of architecture.
• The design of the church was inspired from another
chapel of France.
• In front of this church is the statue of Mother Mary
with Baby Jesus in her Arms.
• There are also statues of the Joan of Arc and other
saints and personalities.
• Inside the church, there are eight barrel vaults and a
central dome that is pierced with eight round
openings.

Eglise de Notre Dame des

Anges or Church of Our
Lady of Angels
 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

Sacred Heart of
Jesus Basilica
 ■ Built almost three hundred and Fifty years
ago, the Meerapalli (as known locally) is the
second oldest Mosque in the whole of
Pondicherry.
■ The architecture of the Meeran Mosque is
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 Meember 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.
■ Activity - Madrasa - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Prayer 5 times a day

MEERAN MOSQUE
■ 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.