The equestrian statue of Thomas Munro , 1st Baronet, Major-General in the British Army and Governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827, is a major landmark in Chennai city on the arterial Mount Road. The bronze statue was sculpted by Francis Chantrey in the United Kingdom in 1834 and shipped to Madras in 1839
A photo taken from moving MRTS as it crossed the road from Chintadripet – what amazes is on the R the gantry cranes of Port are seen and on the left High Court and old lighthouse too are seen !!!
S Sampathkumar
9.9.2023
