Statues on Marina Beach
The Marina beach in Chennai, in its lengthy promenade stretching about 6.5 kilometers, has several statues. This article lists the statues along the promenade, starting from the mouth of the Cooum river till the lighthouse.
List of statues
- Triumph of labour statue
- Bharathidasan statue
- Kannagi statue
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose statue
- Thiruvalluvar statue
- Bharathiar statue
- G.U.Pope statue
- Avvaiyar statue
- Mahatma Gandhi statue
- Veeramamunivar statue
- Kamarajar statue
- Robert Caldwell statue
- Kambar statue
- Ilango Adigal statue
- Annie Besant statue
- Swami Vivekanandha statue
- Thanthai Periyar statue
- Sivaji Ganesan statue
Memorials in Marina Beach
The memorials of Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers-M.G.Ramachandran and Annadurai are in Marina Beach.
Statues Information
- Triumph of labour statue was erected in 25 January 1959.
- Kannagi statue states about the women Kannagi who comes to know that her husband had been accused of stealing an anklet of the queen, and put to death by the Madurai King and then proves that he is not the culprit.The king dies in shame and the city of Madurai was in flames later.
- Statues of Bharathiar, Bharathidasan, Thiruvalluvar, G.U.Pope, Kambar, Ilango Adigal, Veeramamunivar and Avvaiyar honours them for their help in developing the Tamil literature.
- Statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Thanthai Periyar and Annie Besant honours them for their patriotism and efforts to gain India Independence.
- Statue of Sivaji Ganesan honours him for his excellent acting in cinema-field.
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Gallery
| Fishermen at the Buckingham Canal statue |
| Subash Chandra Bose statue |
| Golden Jubilee of Independence memorial pillar |
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