Valluvar Kottam

in Chennai, India



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JPR Communication, New No: 127, Old no : 112, Valluvarkottam high road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034, India
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N13° 3' 15.88" E80° 14' 30.3"   (13.054411111111, 80.24175)
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Valluvar Kottam (Tamil: வள்ளுவர் கோட்டம்) is a popular monument in Chennai, dedicated to the classical Tamil poet, philosopher, and saint, Thiruvalluvar. It is located at the intersection of the Kodambakkam High road and the Village road. The monument now stands at what was once the deepest point of a local lake.
Valluvar Kottam was constructed by Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi during 1970s in the memory of Thiruvalluvar, who wrote his famous Thirukkural some 2,000 years ago. All 133 chapters and 1330 verses of the Thirukkural are inscribed on bas-relief in the front-hall's corridors.
The construction of Valluvar Kottam is similar to a temple chariot, like a replica of the temple chariot in Thiruvarur. A life-size statue of Thiruvalluvar has been installed in the 39-m-high chariot.
The auditorium of Valluvar Kottam can accommodate around 4,000 people.
The architect of the memorial is South Indian traditional architect V. Ganapati Sthapati, who is also the architect of the Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari.









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Valluvar Kottam

Address: JPR Communication, New No: 127, Old no : 112, Valluvarkottam high road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034, India
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