The Chennai has
number of historical building built during British administration still standing
as landmarks of Chennai - the then Madras. The Chennai celebrated its 374
birthday on August 22, which commemorates the founding of the modern city by
establishing Fort St George on a small piece of land acquired from the last
King of Chandragiri in 1639 by the British East India Company. Here are few
important landmarks from the heart of Chennai:
The Chennai
Central Railway Station, the main railway terminus in the city is a renowned
landmark of Chennai and home to the Southern Railways - the most important rail
hub in South India beside other major stations (Chennai Egmore and Tambaram).
Trains from here connects almost major cities of India including the capital
New Delhi, is also the main hub for the Chennai suburban railway system.
The railway
station designed by Henry Irwin was built in 1873 at Parkown Chennai and it is
a Gothic Revival style of building. The original station was designed by George
Hardinge and consisted of just four platforms. The station was later modified
with the addition of the central clock tower and other changes by Robert
Fellowes Chisholm. The redesign was eventually completed in 1900 was further
strengthened after the construction of the headquarters of the Madras and
Southern Mahratta railways which is now known as the Southern railways of India
adjacent to it in 1922.
The Ribbon
Building is an all-white structure, stands tall proudly on the west of the Chennai
Central Station is the house of office of Chennai Corporation. The building is a
fine example of Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, a combination of Gothic,
Lonic and Corinthian is one of the landmarks left by British. Built in the early
1900s has been aptly named after Lord Ribbon, who can be considered as the
father of local self government.
The building
took a massive renovation in 2012; to preserve the original grandeur of: the walls were
constructed with stock bricks, plastered with lime mortar and roof supported
with teak wood joists. One of the main attractions of the building is the Westminster Quarter chiming clock
which was installed by Oakes and Co. in
1913. The clock has a mechanical key system, which were cast by Gillet and Johnston
has four bells.
Victoria
Public Hall or the Town Hall is another historical building in Chennai, named
after Queen Victoria. The hall, an example of the Indo-Saracenic architecture
was designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm in the Romanesque style is built by
Namperumal Chetty between 1888 and 1890. The hall located on the current EVR
Periyar Salai, between the Central station and Ribbon building was opened to
public by Lord Connemara in 1887.
The hall was built to accommodate 600 persons, while a wooden gallery
in the eastern end has seating arrangement for more than 200 persons. The
structure consists of arcaded verandas, a square tower that is three storeys
high and a carved pyramidal roof. There is also an intricately carved
terracotta cornice, which resembles Islamic calligraphy atop the tower.
An unknown heritage building on Mt. Road, Chennai |
PS. Sorry for the quality of photos, because
they were shot from the moving car amid the interruption of Metro Rail Project
across the view. (Source of info: Wikipedia)
19 comments:
wow! really gorgeous architecture!
I never knew chinni has such beautiful arctiture , ribbon building is so amazing.. And railway station looks more like a historical monument..,
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I haven't been to Chennai for long. Great captures.
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at last one familiar place...among places you have been taking us, at last i have found one place where i have visited, The Chennai Central Railway Station
The quality of photos are good, actually. I wonder what they are using the Victoria Public hall for, now?
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Chennai is a gorgeous city... Love the architecture in those buildings. The Railway Station is gorgeous.. Thanks for sharing.
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These are all very impressive buildings. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Very nice photos, Jeevan! The architecture is beautiful!
The architecture here is absolutely amazing...I can't imagine the work that must go into building these structures!
Absolute classics!
Amazing structures. I hope people value them and take good care.
Marvelous landmarks from Chennai.
Wow - those buildings are beautiful. Love that first shot.
On what a wonderful tour you took me to Jeevan.
Superb. And your photography is exquisite.
Lovely pictures of this historic edifice!
Beautiful! Architecture is awesome.
The buildings are really nice and full of characters! I love them.
I often spent lots of time admiring old buildings in China, Japan, US and UK. I must visit India someday.
Chennai is Chennai.Queen always.
Having read this I thought it was really enlightening.
I appreciate you spending some time and effort to put this
content together. I once again find myself personally spending
way too much time both reading and commenting. But so what, it was still worth it!
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