Valluvar Kottam - Chennai
Valluvar Kottam is geographically located at latitude 13° 3' 15" North of the Equator and longitude 80° 14' 30" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of India. 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. It is by Valluvar Kottam High Road, near K. High Road, near Nelson Manickam Road - Tank Bund Rd, near Sir Mohamed Usman Road, near North Usman Road. The following locations related to it are represented by the shortest path a radio wave would travel and may not be nearest by road.
Taj Hotel is about 0.7km, The Raintree Hotel is about 1.7km, Pachiappas College Hostels is about 2.1km, NSK Students Home is about 2.2km, Breeze Hotel is about 2.8km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Valluvar Kottam.
KRM Centre is about 1.6km, Spencer Plaza is about 2.3km, Chintadripet Market is about 4km, Tamilvanan Complex is about 4.1km, Moore Market is about 4.8km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Valluvar Kottam.
Valluvar Kottam is about 0km, Stadium Museum is about 2.1km, Music Academy is about 2.2km, National Art Gallery is about 2.5km, Chennai Museum is about 2.7km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Valluvar Kottam.
CMC Girls HS School is about 0.5km, Loyola College is about 1.3km, Meenakshi College is about 1.6km, Lady Andal School is about 1.7km, Madras Christian College High School is about 1.9km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Valluvar Kottam.
Congress Grounds is about 1km, t nagar is about 1.1km, Panagal Park is about 1.7km, Chetpet Lake is about 2.4km, Nehru Park Running Track is about 2.7km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Valluvar Kottam.