A building that has Greek style of architecture

Located in Egmore, Freemasons Hall was built by the British East India Company in 1923.

By :  migrator
Update: 2018-10-06 20:21 GMT

Chennai

The hall exhibits a Greek style of architecture and was built to act as a military lodge for British soldiers. The hall is based on the Greek pattern of engineering and it is reflecting through its four giant pillars, prolific utilisation of Italian tiles and marbles in its interiors. 

The dinner hall of Freemasons Hall can accommodate 150 people and the individual rooms can house 60 people at a time. The main hall of Freemasons has clerestory windows which are at a height of 12 feet from the floor. The inner walls of Freemasons Hall are decorated with Masonic emblems.

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