▁Con struct ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁by ▁Robert ▁Ch ish ol m , ▁the ▁Senate ▁House ▁is ▁located ▁inside ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁campus ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁Ind o - S ar ac en ic ▁style ▁of ▁architecture . ▁The ▁main ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁House ▁opens ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Hall ▁which ▁is ▁ 1 5 0 ▁feet ▁long , ▁ 6 0 ▁feet ▁wide , ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁feet ▁high . ▁The ▁first ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁met ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁University ▁conv oc ations ▁were ▁also ▁previously ▁held ▁here . ▁ ▁Mad ras ▁High ▁Court ▁ ▁The ▁Mad ras ▁High ▁Court ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁jud icial ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁next ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Ind o - S ar ac en ic ▁style ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁National ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁ ▁The ▁Victoria ▁Memorial ▁Hall ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁by ▁Henry ▁Ir win ▁is ▁another ▁example ▁of ▁Ind o - S ar ac en ic ▁architecture . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Techn ical ▁Institute , ▁later ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁It ▁had ▁about ▁ 1 7 5 ▁collections ▁of ▁paint ings ▁from ▁Raj as than , ▁De cc an , ▁Tan j ore , ▁and ▁R aja ▁R avi ▁Var ma