Cellular jail, Port Blair
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Address- Atlanta Point, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744104
Most probably you must have heared about the he famous punishment Kala Pani. During the British Raj for Kala Pani punishment the prisoners were sent to this Jail. Most of freedom fighters on Indian Independence were kept here during the British time. This Jail is a three storeyed building constructed by the britishers in 1906.
The saga of the heroic freedom struggle is brought alive in a moving Son-et-Lumiere, shown daily inside the jail compound at 6.00 PM (Hindi) and 7.15 PM (English). Also there is a Museum, an Art gallery, and a Photo gallery, which are open on all days except Monday from 9.00 AM to 12 Noon and 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM.