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M.G.R
Memorial
is
a
memorial
complex
built
on
the Marina
beach in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India.
Spread
over
8.25
acres,
the
memorial
is
located
adjacent
to
the Anna
Memorial. It
was
built
in
memory
of
former
chief
ministers
of Tamil
Nadu who
died
in
office, M.
G.
Ramachandran.
The
memorial
was
remodelled
and
the
complex
was
laid
with
marble
and
opened
in
1992
by
J.
Jayalalithaa
who
had
become
the
chief
minister
of
the
state
of
Tamil
Nadu
in
the
previous
year.
When
J.
Jayalalithaa
died
on
5
December
2016,
she
was
buried
next
to
MGR.
This
structure
was
designed
by
architect
K.
Ramachandran,
retired
chief
architect
of
PWD.
Between
1996
and
1998,
the
mausoleum
was
again
renovated
at
a
cost
of
about ₹ 27.5
million.
When
the Indian
Ocean
tsunami struck
the
seafront
in
December
2004,
the
memorial
was
damaged.
Repair
works
cost
approximately ₹ 13.3
million.In
2012,
the
memorial
was
again
renovated
at
a
cost
of ₹ 43
million,
including ₹ 34
million
for
remodelling
the
facade
and
the
surrounding
wall.This
renovation
included
a
new
entrance
with
the
AIADMK
party's
two-leaves
symbol
and Pegasus,
the
horse
from Greek
mythology,
landscaping
of
the
open
area
around
the
memorial
using
Korean
grass,
and
the
planting
of
exotic,
decorative
plants
such
as
palmyra
alpha, date
palm, spider
lily and adenium.
Also
included
were
a
granite
pathway
shaped
like
a
guitar,
stainless
steel
handles
around
the
memorial,
a
fountain
in
the
middle,
waterfall
at
the
rear,
decorative
lamps,
and
an
overhead
tower
with
lights
both
at
the
entrance
and
on
the
arch. Two
pergolas
18
metres
wide
were
also
constructed,
in
addition
to
ramps
for
the
physically
challenged.
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