Intro
Ripon Building homes the popular municipal complex that lies to the
West of Central Station in the city suburbs. The building was
founded in the year 1909 by Sir Gilbert John Elliot M.K.M Bart and
Carl Minto who happened to be the Viceroy and Governer General of
India at that time. The building has been named after Lord Ripon,
who made great contributions regarding local self government. In the
year 1913 the municipal corporation of Madras started functioning
from the Ripon Building.
Features
The Ripon Building houses Nehru Stadium, Victoria Public Hall,
Moore Market and a number of parks and gardens. The complex is a
medley of Gothic, Ionic and Corinthian architectural styles. The
construction of the complex was undertaken by four engineers and all
of them were expatriates. The wall have been constructed from brick
and the cementing agent used is primarily lime mortar. The ground
floor is laid with marble and the cieling above stands as high as
5.6 metres. The foundation too stands to about 5.3 metres. Some 20
metres from the terrace is the popular West Minister Quarter Chiming
Clock that was installed in 1913 by famous company Oakes and Co.
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