• This enormous construction is from 16th century done by the Nayaks, spread on 180,000 square meters.

• It has 12 temple towers, minimum height being 50 meters. The southern tower is the tallest with 53 meters ht.

• They are from late 7th century by the Pallavas. and all are monolith Indian rock-cut architecture.

• These corridors are around the temple lined with ornamental pillars, as long as 1 km in length.

• Specialty of this rock : It is the oldest , dating back to 3800 million years. And is the only rock (hillock 83 mts ht) in the flat plains of the city Trichy..

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• Vivekananda rock memorial is a sacred monument built on a rock in the ocean 500 mts off mainland. Swami Vivekananda said to have swam to this rock for meditation in 1852 to attain enlightenment

• Completed in the year of 1873, in the University campus, It displays a unique blend of Indo Saracenic style of architecture..

• One of the tallest temple tower, (65 meters), with a unique feature, the shadow will never occur during noon at anytime of the year.

• It is huge extending over 40,000 square feet and rooms embellished with use of Burmese teak wood, Italian marble and English steel.