Must visit place in Chennai | Visit to Jayalalitha memorial | A phoenix-themed memorial for late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa

 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami  inaugurated a ₹ 79-crore phoenix-shaped memorial built for late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa along the Marina beach in Chennai. A phoenix-themed memorial for late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was inaugurated

The 'phoenix' themed structure is spread over 14,100 square feet and is 15 meters high 30.50 meters in length, and 43 meters in width. It houses the mausoleum of Jayalalithaa.

 

The state Public Works Department (PWD) consulted Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras for the memorial's design,

Phoenix is a mythological creature, a bird that dies in the fire of its own making only to rise again from the ashes.

The memorial's entrance is adorned by two lion sculptures and bronze busts of Jayalalithaa and late chief minister MG Ramachandran, her political mentor and the AIADMK founder.

 

Her signature slogan "Makkalal Naan Makkalukkaga Naan", meaning her stature was because of the people and she was for the people were brightly engraved on the mausoleum and a huge photograph of the the late leader placed nearby.

Namma chennai selfie spot | visit to NAMMA CHENNAI selfie spot | Selfie spot in chennai

 

Namma Chennai" Selfie Spot At Marina Beach

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami unveiled the ₹ 24 lakh facility, set up to celebrate the pride of the city and its ethos and to express one's love for Chennai.

 

The Tamil word "Namma" (our) in red color is featured on the top and the word Chennai in white finds a place in English beneath it in the structure installed on the arterial Kamarajar Salai opposite the Queen Mary's College.

an initiative of the Greater Chennai Corporation.

 

Soon after the inauguration, people flocked the premises and eagerly clicked selfies with the "Namma Chennai" logo in the background.

"Namma Chennai", a selfie spot off the famous Marina Beach here under the Smart City Mission.

Such selfie spots are already available in cities, including Hyderabad.