The Lion House, Trinidad Canvas Print

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The Lion House is situated on the Chaguanas Main Road, Chaguanas on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean and it is the ancestral home of the Capildeo family.

Construction of the Lion House was started in 1924 and completed in 1926 by the Pundit Capildeo who came to Trinidad as indentured immigrant from the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lion House is the standing symbol and memorial to the indentured Indian immigrants, one hundred and twenty thousand of whom came to Trinidad between 1845 and 1917. Pundit Capildeo named it Anand Bhavan (Mansion of Bliss). Li­on House was left aban­doned fol­low­ing the death of at­tor­ney Suren­dranath Capildeo in 2016. He was the grand­son of Pun­dit Capildeo.

The Lion House has been used for many things in the past it was the home of the Capildeo family, a meeting place for many travellers from all over Trinidad who were passing through Chaguanas. It was a community centre for the residents of Chaguanas and surroun...

20% of my profit from the sale of my photo products are donated to Sponsoring Wings of Hope a non-profit charitable organisation in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.My photography portfolio contains images from Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, The Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, Suriname and Greece and also includes images of Birds and Flowers.