Marine Villa and Senate House, 1880 - 1889
Scope and Contents
276x213mm. View from the Marina looking westwards, with Marine Villa in the foreground and the University Senate beyond. Marine Villa is a two storey residential building which formed part of the Government House domain. The University Senate is an impressive hall in Indo-Saracenic style with four massive domed towers at the corners. The building was completed in 1878 to the designs of the Government Architect Robert Fellowes Chisholm, architect, among other buildings in Madras, of the Post and Telegraph Offices, the Central Station and the Victoria Town Hall.
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1889
Creator
- John P Nicholas and Co (fl. 1870-1889) (photographers) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2011-01-17 14:22:51+00:00
Repository Details
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