Valluvar Kottam

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Valluvar Kottam is a befitting memorial for the poet-sage Thiruvalluvar, a replica of the famed temple chariot of 'Thiruvaroor', was built in 1976. The life size statue of the sage sits in the 33m chariot with 1330 couplets of Thirukkural inscribed on the panels.

All 1330 verses of the poet's epic - the Thirukkural, are inscribed on the granite pillars that surround the auditorium and it has got no pillars for support. There is a 101-feet high temple chariot structure with a life-size image of the poet in it. This chariot is a replica of the temple car of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. The base of the chariot shows in bas-relief the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural. Over 3,000 blocks of stone were used to create this memorial to Tamil culture.

Valluvar Kottam is located near Valluvar Kottam High Road; 0.2 kilometre away from K. High Road; 0.3 kilometre away from Nelson Manickam Road - Tank Bund Rd; 0.7 kilometre away from Sir Mohamed Usman Road; 0.8 kilometre away from North Usman Road; Valluvar Kottam is geographically located at latitude (13.0544 degrees) 13° 3' 15" North of the Equator and longitude (80.2418 degrees) 80° 14' 30" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Chennai.

The locations related to Valluvar Kottam are represented by the flight path Superman would take between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Valluvar Kottam is located 0.3 kilometre from Tirumurthy Nagar. Valluvar Kottam is located 0.4 kilometre from SDAT Tennis Stadium. Valluvar Kottam is located 0.5 kilometre from CMC Girls HS School. Valluvar Kottam is located 0.5 kilometre from Darmapuram. Valluvar Kottam is located 0.6 kilometre from Tanjore Apartments.

Spencer Plaza 2.3km, Chintadripet Market 4km, Moore Market 4.8km, Metal Market 5.2km, Medicine Market 5.6km, Rattan Bazaar 5.6km, Jewellery Market 5.6km, Fruit Flower Market 6km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Valluvar Kottam.

Stadium Museum 2.1km, Music Academy 2.2km, National Art Gallery 2.5km, Chennai Museum 2.7km, Birla Planetarium 4.7km, Fort St. George 5.6km, War Memorial 6.9km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Valluvar Kottam.

are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Valluvar Kottam.

CMC Girls HS School 0.5km, Loyola College 1.3km, Meenakshi College 1.6km, Ethiraj College 2km, Chennai Teachers College 3.8km, Mandhopu School, Saidapet 4.1km, St Matthias School, Vepery 4.3km, University of Madras 4.7km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Valluvar Kottam.

Congress Grounds 1km, Panagal Park 1.7km, Guindy National Park 5.8km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Valluvar Kottam.