ITC Grand Chola Hotel, Luxury hotel in Guindy, Chennai, India
ITC Grand Chola is a large hotel in Guindy, a neighborhood in southern Chennai, with several hundred rooms and multiple restaurants. The building rises several stories and offers conference rooms, wellness areas, and other amenities for guests.
The hotel was built in the early 2010s and ranks among the major hotel projects in Chennai. It emerged during a period of growing demand for conference facilities and upscale lodging in the city.
The architecture incorporates traditional Dravidian elements from the Chola dynasty, with stonework crafted by 4,000 artisans from Mamallapuram.
The rooms are spread across several floors, and check-in takes place on the ground level. Most public areas are accessible by elevators or wide corridors.
The building uses elaborate carvings and stonework executed by craftsmen from the coastal region of Mamallapuram. These techniques come from centuries-old traditions of Tamil stonemasonry.
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