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Seringapatam: The Dungeon

Photograph © Robin Walsh 1999

Large subterranean room in the northern rampart wall, popularly referred to as the "Dungeon". Allegedly the place where British soldiers were imprisoned in the years 1780-1784. More likely, it served as a bomb-proof powder magazine. The area has been heavily restored. A large iron cannon lies embedded in the floor; it fell through the roof and was too heavy to remove.

Photograph © Robin Walsh 1999.

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