Mangalore tileMangalore tiles, on a house in Tamil Nadu, Southern India
Mangalore tiles (also Mangalorean tiles) are a type of roof tile native to the city of Mangalore, India.[1] A variation of the Marseilles tiles developed by the Gilardoni brothers at Altkirch, France, the tiles were first introduced to India in 1860 by German missionaries of the Basel Mission of Switzerland, who also established weaving enterprises.[2][1][3]
Since that time, the industry has grown in India with these red tiles in great demand throughout the country. They are exported to Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and the Far East and even as far as East Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia.[4][5] These were the only tiles recommended for government buildings in India under the British Raj.[6][7]
Old Manglore tiles, from an old site in Karachi, Pakistan.
These tiles still define Mangalore's skyline and characterize its urban setting.[8] They are a popular form of roofing and are preferred over concrete due to their higher quality.[9]
^ abGiriappa 1994, p. 61
^"Tracing the history and legacy of Mangalore tiles". Architectural Digest India. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^Sebastian, Mrinalini (2013). "The Scholar-Missionaries of the Basel Mission in Southwest India: Language, Identity, and Knowledge in Flux". In Sharkey, Heather (ed.). Cultural Conversions: Unexpected Consequences of Christian Missionary Encounters in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. pp. 177 within pp. 176–202. ISBN 9780815633150.
^Giriappa, S. (1994). Rural Industrialisation in Backward Areas. Daya Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7035-125-2.
^"Mangalore—Tiles". Hotfrog.in. Retrieved 31 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
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