Thiruvalluvar Statue

The Thiruvalluvar Statue, or Valluvar Statue, is a 40.6-metre-tall stone sculpture of Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar, known as Thiruvalluvar, the author of the Thirukkural, an ancient Tamil work on morality.
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …lies at an elevation of 41 metres (135 feet)
  • …stands 29 metres (95 feet) tall
  • Description: stone sculpture of the Tamil philosopher-poet Valluvar; in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Established: January 1, 2000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Kanyakumari Lighthouse.
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Island
is a monument and popular…
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is situated 1 km northwest of Thiruvalluvar Statue.
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Railway station
Kanniyakumari railway station, is an NSG–4 category… is situated 1½ km northwest of Thiruvalluvar Statue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanyakumari and Chinnamuttom.
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or Kanniyakumari is a town on the…
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Suburb
is a special-grade village in Kanyakumari District in the state of in India.
Village
is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of . is situated 4½ km northwest of Thiruvalluvar Statue.

Thiruvalluvar Statue

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Latitude
8.07775° or 8° 4′ 40″ north
Longitude
77.554° or 77° 33′ 14″ east
Open location code
6JWV3HH3+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1053621067
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q1146547

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Telugu—“Thiruvalluvar Statue” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “提魯瓦魯瓦像”
  • French: “Statue de Thiruvalluvar”
  • German: “Tiruvalluvar-Statue”
  • Hindi: “तिरुवल्लुवर प्रतिमा”
  • Hungarian: “Tiruvalluvar óriásszobra”
  • Italian: “Statua di Thiruvalluvar”
  • Malay: “Tugu Thiruvalluvar”
  • Malayalam: “തിരുവള്ളുവർ പ്രതിമ”
  • Marathi: “तिरुवल्लुवर पुतळा”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Thiruvalluvara”
  • Tamil: “அய்யன் திருவள்ளுவர் சிலை”
  • Tamil: “திருவள்ளுவர் சிலை”
  • Telugu: “తిరువళ్ళువర్ విగ్రహం”

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