Senate House
Indo-Saracenic university hall of Byzantine arches, stained glass and carved Hindu deities.
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This guide to the Senate House at the University of Madras in Chennai starts with the carved gods Robert Chisholm set at lintel height in the eighteen seventies. It then follows the hall's modern fortunes, from a rescue paid for by alumni and corporate donors to a president's visit in two thousand six and a heritage magazine's complaint about petty politics. Best heard standing where you can see the stained-glass windows.
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