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One of the oldest churches in Chennai which were built by the British. It also has a higher secondary school in the campus which has boys and girls studying in the school.
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லூதரன் அடைக்கலநாதர் தேவாலயம் Ludaran Aḍaikkalnādar Tēvālayam
Protestant Church which is more than 100 years old.
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.
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.