Monuements in Chennai

     Valluvar Kottam was constructed in 1976 in the memory of Thiruvalluvar, the classical Tamil poet and saint who wrote his famous Thirukkurals about 2000 years before. It is located at the intersection of the Kodambakkam High road and the Village road.

     The auditorium at Valluvar Kottam is said to be the largest in Asia and can accommodate about 4000 people. Thirukkural, are inscribed on the granite pillars that surround the auditorium and it has got no pillars for support.

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