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Home  >>  Monuments  >>  Valluvar Kottam

Valluvar Kottam

Valluvar Kottam is a memorial to commemorate the greatness and glory of the famous Tamil saint and Poet Thiruvalluvar. It is in the form of a massive auditorium with a mammoth capacity of 4000 people at one sitting. The Valluvar Kottam auditorium has been built on a dry lake. This lake earlier used o be a place for the collection of debris and waste. However this land was later cleared up and opened to the public in the year 1976.

Some of the special features of this monument are the granite pillars surrounding it. Inscriptions of the famous verses of Thiruvalluvar can be seen here. All the 1330 verses written in the epic work of Thiruvalluvar have been inscribed in the granite pillars here. The monument has over 3000 stone blocks used in its construction. There is a temple like structure which stretches to a massive height in the monument. This temple has a life size structure of the poet. The temple like structure is in the shape of a chariot and has inscriptions of the Thirukkural.

Valluvar Kottam is a revered structure for the Chennaiites as t is closely associated with the history and culture of the city. This memorial can be visited on all days except Fridays and National Holidays.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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