Divya.P.

Deora
VIII Semester
Art History
History
 Chennai, originally known as "Mudhiras", was located in
the province of Tondaimandalam, an area lying between
Pennar river of Nellore and the Pennar river of Cuddalore.
The capital of the province was Kancheepuram.
Tondaimandalam was ruled in the 2nd century by
Tondaiman Ilam Tiraiyan, who was a representative of the
Chola family at Kanchipuram. It is believed that Ilam
Tiraiyan must have subdued the mudhiras, the original
inhabitants of the region and established his rule over
Tondaimandalam. The modern city of "Chennai" arose
from the British settlement of Fort St. George and its
subsequent expansion through merging numerous native
villages and European settlements around Fort St. George
into the city of Madras.
Plan of Fort St George
and the city of
Madras in
1726,Shows b.Jews
Burying Place Jewish
Cemetery Chennai,
Four Brothers Garden
and Bartolomeo
Rodrigues Tomb
Map of Madras City
in 1921
Architecture of Old Madras
 The European architectural styles, such as Neo-
Classical, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance, were
brought to India by European colonists. Chennai,
being the first major British settlement in the Indian
Subcontinent.
 In the city, one can notice the British influence in the
form of old cathedrals and the mix of Hindu, Islamic
and Gothic revival styles that resulted in the Indo-
Saracenic style of architecture. Many of the colonial
era buildings are designed in this style.
Broadway Madras,
1900
Chepauk Palace
The Chepauk Palace,
designed by Paul
Benfield, is said to be
the first Indo-Saracenic
building in India.
Egmore Railway
Station
Esplanade Madras,
1910
First Line Beach
George Town
Higginbothams
High Court
Marina Beach
Market, Indo
Sarcenic
Architecture
Mount Road
Sir Thomas Munro
Statue
The statue of Thomas
Munro is an equestrian
statue of Thomas Munro,
1st Baronet, Scottish army
commander and Governor
of Madras from 1820 to
1827, located in the city of
Chennai, India. The bronze
statue sculpted by Francis
Chantrey in the United
Kingdom in 1834 and
shipped to Madras in 1839,
is one of the popular
landmarks in Chennai
Mylapore, 1906
Parade Ground
Parry’s Corner
Presidency College
Pycrofts Road
Central Railway
Station
Ripon Building
Santhome Church
Napier Bridge
Spencer Plaza
Moore Market
Built in 1898 to house the
hawkers of Chennai,
Moore market became
more famous for its flea
market – where you could
pick up antiques and rare
book titles at bargain
prices. A year before it was
to be handed over to
Southern Railway for a car
park to be built, it went up
in flames. Today, Moore
market is no more and in
its stead stands a terminal
of the Chennai Suburban
railway.
General Post
Office,1905
Madras University
Madras University
Madras Museum
Complex
State Bank of India
Building
Metropolitan
Megistatre Court
YMCA Building
Dr. Ambedkar Law College
Victoria Public Hall
Government
College of Arts and
Crafts
Ripon Building
Amir Mahal
Buildings at Parry’s
Corner
City Centre Mall
FORT ST. GEORGE
Then Now
George Town
Then Now
St. Mary Church
Then Now
Madras High Court
Then Now
Napier Bridge
Then Now
Spencer Plaza
Then Now
Façade of Spencer
Plaza
In the Indo
Sarcenic Style
Central Railway Station
Then Now
Egmore Railway Station
Then Now