▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ett in ad ▁region ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁m ans ions , ▁whose ▁wide ▁cour ty ards ▁and ▁sp a cious ▁rooms ▁are ▁emb ell ished ▁with ▁mar ble ▁and ▁te ak . ▁Const ruction ▁materials , ▁decor ative ▁items ▁and ▁furn ish ings ▁were ▁mostly ▁imported ▁from ▁East ▁Asian ▁countries ▁and ▁Europe . ▁The ▁mar ble ▁was ▁brought ▁from ▁Italy , ▁ch and el iers ▁and ▁te ak ▁from ▁Bur ma , ▁cro ck ery ▁from ▁Indones ia , ▁cry st als ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁wall - to - wall ▁mirror s ▁from ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁m ans ions ▁were ▁built ▁using ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁lim estone ▁known ▁as ▁kar ai . ▁Local ▁legend ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁the ▁m ansion ▁walls ▁were ▁pol ished ▁with ▁a ▁paste ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁egg wh ites ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁smooth ▁texture . ▁ ▁Post - Ind ep end ence ▁ ▁After ▁Independ ence , ▁the ▁state ▁witness ed ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁Modern ▁and ▁Trad itional ▁style ▁of ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Post - Ind ep end ence ▁Build ings ▁ ▁Gand hi ▁Mand ap am ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁Gand hi ▁Mand ap am ▁is ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁mem orial s ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁Chief ▁Minister s ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Its