Ripon Building is the seat of the Chennai Corporation in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu. This is a fine example of Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, a combination of three types of architectural styles - Gothic, Ionic and Corinthian. The Ripon Building is white in colour and is located near the Central station in Chennai. Commissioned in 1913, it was built by Loganatha Mudaliar. Ripon building was named after Lord Ripon, Governor-General of British India and the Father of local self-government.
	Victoria Public Hall or the Town Hall is named after Queen Victoria. It is one of the finest examples of British architecture in Chennai. The hall, an example of the Indo-Saracenic architecture, was designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm in the Romanesque style and built by Namperumal Chetty between 1888 and 1890. It was opened to public by Lord Connemara in 1887.
	Government Museum, established in 1851, is located in Egmore, Chennai. Known as the Madras Museum, the museum is the second oldest museum in India. It is also one of the largest museums in South Asia. It is particularly rich in archaeological and numismatic collections. It has the largest collection of Roman antiquities outside Europe. Many of the buildings within the Museum campus are over 100 years old. Among them, the colossal Museum Theatre is one of the most impressive. The Museum complex consisting of six buildings and 46 galleries covers an area of around 16.25 acres (66,000 m²) of land. The Museum Theatre is a rare specimen of the Italianate style of architecture, inspired by Classical architecture and developed in 1802 at Britain by John Nash.
	Chennai Central is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai (Madras). It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India.  The building of the railway station, one of the landmarks of Chennai (Madras), was designed by the architect Henry Irwin. Built in the Gothic Revival style, the original station was designed by George Hardinge and consisted of just four platforms. The station was later modified with the addition of the central clock tower and other changes by Robert Fellowes Chisholm.
	Valluvar Kottam is a modern landmark in Chennai, India which is dedicated to the classical Tamil poet, philosopher and saint Thiruvalluvar. The construction of Valluvar Kottam is like a temple chariot, and it is a replica of the temple chariot in Thiruvarur. The architect of the memorial is South Indian traditional architect V. Ganapati Sthapati.
	College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai, India, is India's oldest engineering and technical institution, having been established in 1794. Today it is one of the four constituent colleges of Anna University, Chennai. It was started in May 1794 as a School of Survey and established as a college in 1859 under the Madras University, and is one of the oldest technical institutes in the world.
	Fort St George (or historically, White Town) is the name of the first English (later British) fortress in India, founded in 1639[1] at the coastal city of Madras. The Fort now serves as the administrative headquarters for the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu state and it still houses a garrison of troops in transit to various locations at South India and the Andamans.
	The Chepauk Palace a brilliant palace built in the Indo Saracenic style,a style pioneered by Robert Chisholm. This handsome building of Moorish style was once the property of the Nawabs of the Carnatic.
	George Town is a historical neighborhood of Fort St. George in Chennai (formerly Madras), India. Also known as Black Town during the colonial period, the settlement was formed after the English constructed the fort and was the first settlement of the city of Madras, begun soon after the completion of the fort. This is where the modern city of Madras began its expansion in the 1640s.
	The Madras High Court is a senior court located at Chennai .The court buildings, which are believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world are located near the beach, in one of the city's major business districts. The building of the High Court, an exquisite example of Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, was built in 1892, under the guidance of the famed architect Henry Irwin The jurisdiction of the Madras High Court covers Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
	Dakshinchitra, which means "picture of the South", was established in 1996 on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) campus at Muttukadu by Madras Craft Foundation (MCF). It was meant to promote art, craft and architecture of ancient Southern Indian states. It is within driving distance from Chennai city, situated along the ECR highway en route to Mamallapuram and Pondicherry. There are accurate reconstructions of houses & streets from the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
	The Karl Schmidt Memorial is an architectural landmark commemorating a European sailor who drowned in 1930 trying to save the lives of others. It is located at Elliot's Beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The monument is presently in a derelict state.
	Connemara Public Library at Chennai is one of the four National Depository Libraries Established in 1890 the library is a repository of centuries-old publications and also serves as a depository library for the UN.
	Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The name Mamallapuram is believed to have been given after the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I, who took on the epithet Maha-malla (great wrestler), as the favourite sport of the Pallavas was wrestling. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, and has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
	The Theosophy Society is the name of a section of the Theosophical Society of New York founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. Its headquarters moved with Blavatsky and president Henry Steel Olcott to Adyar, an area of Chennai in 1883.

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