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Memorial · Regionalism

Valluvar Kottam

V. Ganapati Sthapati · Chennai, India · 1976

Key features39 m granite temple-chariot monument with a Valluvar statue; Kural couplets carved around the auditorium hall.

Architect
V. Ganapati Sthapati
Place
Chennai, India
Year
1976
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Regionalism
Region
South Asia
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