About Kanyakumari Thiruvalluvar Statue Story..    

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The Thiruvalluvar Statue is located in Kanya Kumari District Tamil Nadu, India. the Height of the statue is 133 feet 40.5 m this whole saute was build by full of stones .it was build 2000 and its located in the Small island near Kanyakumari .
the statue was conceived by Dr kalingar Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
the Height of the statue demonstrate. 95 feet (29 m) and stand upon a 38 foot (11.5) pedestal its represent the 368 Chapter of Virtue in the Thirukkural .thirukkural english translation . The statue standing on the pedestal represents "wealth" and "pleasure", signifying that wealth and love be earned and enjoyed on the foundation of solid virtue.
Construction began on September 6, 1990 near by the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. and completed on January 1, 2000.
the stones are taken from thee places Ambasamudram contributed 5,000 tons of stones,and Shankarapuram was contribute 2,000 tons of high quality granite stones for the outer portion of the statue. While the largest of the 3,681 stones weighed over 15 tons, the majority weighed three to eight tons