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Ayirakkal Mandapam (Thousand Pillar Hall)

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Madurai

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UNDISPUTED

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construction year

1569

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Historians say

One of the best-provenanced Nayak works in the city: named builder, firm date, and his portrait in place.

Historians say

A pillared hall with 985 carved pillars, built in 1569. A statue of its builder stands at the entrance. A set of musical pillars nearby produces distinct notes when struck - a hallmark of Nayak stone craft.

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