M.G.R. and Amma Memorial
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M.G.R. and Amma Memorial, officially Bharat Ratna Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. and Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Selvi J. Jayalalithaa Memorial, is a memorial complex dedicated to the former chief ministers of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) and J. Jayalalithaa (Amma), where a black marble platform was raised on the spot of M.G.R.'s cremation on 25 December 1987, and on the spot of Jayalalithaa's on 6 December 2016. Both cemeteries consist of an eternal flame and a portrait of them at one end. A stone footpath leads to the lotus-shaped wall enclosure that houses the M.G.R. Memorial, with the sword pillar topped with a spherical-shaped dome light, and a stone footpath leads to the phoenix-shaped wall enclosure that houses the memorial of M.G.R.'s protégé and the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa.[1] The memorial complex is located on Kamarajar Promenade, adjacent to the Anna Memorial on the Marina Beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[2]
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Alternative names | M.G.R. and Amma Ninaividam M.G.R. and Amma Square |
General information | |
Type | Tomb and Museum |
Architectural style | Lotus-shaped (M.G.R.) and Phoenix-shaped (Amma) |
Address | Kamarajar Promenade, Marina beach |
Town or city | Chennai |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 13°3′51″N 80°17′6″E |
Groundbreaking | 25 December 1987 and 6 December 2016 |
Owner | Government of Tamil Nadu |