▁total ▁area ▁is ▁ 1 8 ▁acres ▁and ▁it ▁contains ▁an ▁am ph it he ater ▁and ▁a ▁museum . ▁The ▁mem orial ▁is ▁unique ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁mode led ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁South ▁Indian ▁temple . ▁ ▁V ive kan anda ▁Rock ▁Memorial ▁ ▁The ▁V ive kan anda ▁Rock ▁Memorial ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁near ▁K any ak um ari ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Th ir uv all u var ▁Stat ue . ▁E kn ath ▁R ana de , ▁a ▁social ▁activ ist ▁who ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda , ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁mem orial . ▁He ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁V ive kan anda ▁K endra ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁mem orial ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Th ir uv all u var ▁Stat ue ▁▁ ▁The ▁Th ir uv all u var ▁Stat ue , ▁whose ▁construction ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 3 3 - fe et ▁high ▁ ▁( stat ue ▁height ▁ 9 5 ▁feet ▁ere cted ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 8 ▁feet ▁stone ▁ped est al ) ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁T amil ▁poet ▁Th ir uv all u var , ▁who ▁wrote ▁Th ir uk k ural , ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the