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Mallikesvarar Temple or Mallikarjunar Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the neighbourhood of George Town in the city of Chennai, India. It is one of the first Hindu temples to be constructed in the British settlement of Madrasapatnam. There is the nearby Chenna kesava perumal Temple. They are twin temples. This is also called Chenna Malleeswarar temple. Chenna pattanam may be named after this deities. The word 'chenni' in Tamil means face, and the temple was regarded as the face of the city.
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The rectangular building built in Neoclassical style houses the office of the Corporation of Chennai, the civic body that governs the city of Chennai. The building was designed by G. T. S. Harris and was constructed between 1909 and 1913. Heritage tour of Ripon Building: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) organizes a free heritage tour of Ripon Building on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 8 AM to 9 AM. Registration is mandatory and can be done online through the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) website.
One of the finest examples of British architecture in Chennai and was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Constructed with red brick and painted with lime mortar, the rectangular building has an Italianate tower capped by a Travancore-style roof. The structure consists of arcaded verandahs along the northern and southern sides in the hall on the first floor supported by sleek Corinthian stone columns, 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. The hall has four staircases, of which three lead to the hall on the first floor and one to the balcony, and four turrets.
புனித அந்திரேயா கோவில் Punida Antirēyā Kōvil; The Queen of Scottish Churches in the East;
Neoclassical church. Built-in 1821. The St. Andrews Church has finely etched white Doric columns, a black and white tiled marble roof, and a high, sky-blue dome of enviable beauty. On the inner surface of the dome, constellations of stars, as they can be viewed in Scotland, are painted realistically. The body of the church is a circle, with rectangular compartments to the east and west. The circular part 24.5 m in diameter, is crowned by a shallow masonry dome colored a deep blue. This is painted with golden stars and supported by 16 fluted pillars with Corinthian capitals.