Monuements in Chennai

     Senate House, at the Madras University campus on the Marina, is one of Chennai's most impressive architectural marvels. It was constructed under the supervision of Robert Fellowes Chisholm, one of the greatest architects of the 19th century.

     The land once belonged to the Nawabs of the Carnatic, the then sovereign and independent rulers of this part of the country. They were taken over by the British in 1855. In 1857, the university and the Senate House were built on the palace lands.

     This building, whose foundation stone was laid in 1869, was occupied in 1873. The entire structure is a harmonious blend of Indo-Saracenic style, with Byzantine architectural features.

     The building essentially consists of a cellar hall, a ground floor hall called as Great Hall with a high ceiling, Northern and Southern wings and main entry porches. In addition the building has minarets and additional porches in the Eastern and Western sides.

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