the length of the promenade, stone statues adorn the roadside area of the beach starting from the Triumph of Labour statue, the first statue erected in the beach, near the memorials at the Anna Square to Mahatma Gandhi statue near the lighthouse. Most statues are of national or local legends while others have symbolic significance like the Triumph of Labour statue. The statues along the promenade are (from north to south): Robert Caldwell (erected on 2 January 1968) Kambar (erected on 2 January 1968) Ilango Adigal (erected on 7 November 1971) Triumph of Labor (erected on 25 January 1959) Bharathiyar (erected on 2 January 1968) Kannagi statue (erected on 2 January 1968/re-erected on 3 June 2006) Subhas Chandra Bose (erected on 15 December 1997) Thiruvalluvar (erected on 2 January 1968) George Uglow Pope (erected on 2 January 1968) Annie Besant Bharathidasan (erected on 2 January 1968) Swami Vivekananda (erected on 12 July 1964) Avvaiyar (erected on 2 January 1968) Mahatma Gandhi (erected on 14 April 1959) Veerama Munivar (erected on 2 January 1968) Kamaraj Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Earlier present near Gandhi statue traffic island was a statue for Sivaji Ganesan, which was erected on 21 July 2006. Following a court order, it was shifted on 3 August 2017 to a newly built memorial at Adyar. The other side of the road houses several historical buildings and institutions including the Chepauk Cricket Stadium, the University of Madras, the Presidency College, Vivekananda House, Queen Mary's College, Inspector General of Police Headquarters, All India Radio—Chennai, Dr. Annie Besant Park. Renovation In February 2008, the Chennai Corporation, previously known as The Madras Corporation, took up the Marina Renovation Project with improved landscaping, seating arrangements, walkways, and lighting along the promenade, and architectural elements such as plazas, gazeboes, and pergolas were installed all along the stretch including 4 m-wide non-slippery granite footpaths near the service lane, another 5 m-wide footpath, and 15 m-wide lawns. The blueprint of the renovation project included ornamental fountains, exclusive parking lots for two- and four-wheelers, a children's play area, bus shelters, ramps for physically challenged, and food courts. The whole length of the stretch from Triumph of Labor Statue to the Lighthouse measuring 3.1 km has been divided into 14 harmonious landscaped galleries dotting its span, each with an element of drama attached to the design in the form of small theatre-type galleries where visitors can sit. All the