Andamans’ Cellular Jail
Tourist Places in Andamans - The construction of Cellular Jail in Andamans can be traced back to the 1896 and was completed in 1906.
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It has seven wings and 698 cells. At the center of the Cellular Jail is a tower with a turret. This is connected to the seven wings containing the isolated cells that are meant for the solitary confinement of the prisoners. It is from these cells that the Cellular Jail derives its name.
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The Andamans’ Cellular Jail features prominently in the Indian Freedom struggle. The defiant nationalists were arrested by the British law keepers and deported to Port Blair to be incarcerated in the Cellular Jail. The atrocities meted out to the immured prisoners were beyond description. Initially the Cellular
Jail used to be massive brown colored building with a central tower acting as a fulcrum. The building was subsequently damaged and the building, as it stands today, has only three out of seven prongs. It has been conferred the status of a National Memorial and is visited by the lovers of liberty and freedom from all over the world.
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You can relive the saga of the dauntless freedom fighters in Son-et-Lumiere, a show organized twice daily within the compound of the jail. Visit the Museum, Art Gallery and the Photo Gallery for an enlightening experience.
The island with historical background and ruins is spread over an area of 0.6 sq.km. During British occupation the island was the seat of the power of the British. British established the dreaded Penal settlement with 200 convicts during their reign.
The construction of the prison started in 1896 and was completed in 1906. The original building was a puce-colored brick building. The bricks used to build the building were brought from Burma, known today as Myanmar.
A wing of the Cellular Jail. Also shown is the central tower with conical roof.
The building had seven wings, at the centre of which a central tower served as the fulcrum and was used by guards to keep watch on the inmates. The wings forked out of the tower in straight lines, much like the spokes of a bicycle wheel. A large bell was kept in the tower to raise an alarm in any eventuality.
Each of the seven wings had three stories upon completion. There were no dormitories and a total of 698 cells. Each cell was 4.5 metres x 2.7 metres in size with a ventilator located at a height of three metres.The name, cellular jail, was derived due to this solitary formation of the cells that prevented any prisoner from communicating with any other.
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