Valluvar Kottam, located at the intersection of the Kodambakkam High road and the Village road, is one of the modern landmarks of Chennai, India.
It is important to note that Valluvar Kottam now stands in the point which was the deepest point of a lake which was located in the area. Notice how all the roads around the area are associated with tank. It was referred to as the Mylapore Long tank .
The monument was constructed in 1976 in the memory of Thiruvalluvar, the classical Tamil poet and saint who wrote his famous Thirukkurals about 2,000 years before. All the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural which include 1330 verses are inscribed on bas-relief in the front hall corridors.
The construction of Valluvar Kottam is like a temple chariot, and it is a replica of the temple chariot in Thiruvarur. A life-size statue of the Thiruvalluvar stands atop the 39 metre high chariot. The auditorium of Valluvar Kottam can accommodate around 4,000 people.
The architect of the memorial is South Indian traditional architect Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati.
It consists of many temples.