Chepauk Palace - Wallaja Road - Chepauk - Madras



The Chepauk Palace is the biggest palace in the Heart of the Madras city extending from the Madras University a.k.a The Senate House till the Presidency College, is now the home of the Public Works Department. Sad it’s getting destroyed day by day because of the poor maintenance as well as encroachment of the unauthorised people. And the sadder part is that the PWD can’t even look after this building i wonder how far they are going to take care of the public interest as well as welfare of the society.
Location: Walaja Rd, Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002, India

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