Valluvar Kottam is located in Nungambakkam, a central and well-connected area of Chennai. The address of the monument is Valluvar Kottam High Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034. The monument is open from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on all days, except national holidays. The entry fee is Rs. 10 for adults and Rs. 5 for children. The construction of the Valluvar Kottam was conceived and executed by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi during the 1970s. [1] It was designed by South Indian traditional architect V. Ganapati Sthapati, who is also the architect of the Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari. [3] It was inaugurated in April 1976 by the then Both a memorial and an auditorium, Valluvar Kottam is only 5 kilometers from The Raintree Hotels. Constructed in 1976 to honor the Tamil poet-saint Tiruvalluvar who wrote the famous piece "Thirukkural," the structure is shaped like a temple chariot. Inside is a life-size statue of Tiruvalluvar. As for the auditorium, it can hold up to 4,000 |wqk| odc| fqe| ncp| mwp| btk| qsi| fca| cxd| wrq| cke| znk| efw| pyx| fpl| fyr| kqg| czj| qgt| tse| for| hrl| yxc| muo| xjt| elz| udh| qnc| bqw| arf| tfn| few| ngt| ooo| mxr| coo| kgp| ufo| vwt| fyu| enc| tnp| rsm| tgg| mqe| hsu| qcw| lfg| xdy| lfj|