, ▁besides ▁many ▁bronze , ▁wood , ▁and ▁iv ory ▁items ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁era . ▁However , ▁the ▁art ▁gallery ▁is ▁closed ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁being ▁renov ated . ▁ ▁Vall u var ▁K ott am ▁ ▁The ▁Vall u var ▁K ott am , ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁is ▁an ▁aud itor ium ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁poet - s aint ▁Th ir uv all u var . ▁All ▁ 1 , 3 3 0 ▁vers es ▁of ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁ep ic , ▁the ▁Th ir uk k ural , ▁are ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁the ▁gran ite ▁pill ars ▁that ▁surr ound ▁the ▁aud itor ium . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 0 1 - fe et ▁high ▁temple ▁ch ari ot ▁structure ▁with ▁a ▁life - size ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁in ▁it . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁ch ari ot ▁shows ▁in ▁bas - rel ief ▁the ▁ 1 3 3 ▁chap ters ▁of ▁the ▁Th ir uk k ural . ▁ ▁Railway ▁stations ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁railway ▁stations ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁Chen na i , ▁primarily ▁built ▁throughout ▁the ▁colonial ▁era . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Eg more ▁station , ▁the ▁Roy ap ur am ▁station ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁the ▁Chen na i ▁Central ▁station ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁Head quarters ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁