Those gleaming black pillars of the Fort deserve more than the passing reference I made to them speaking about Charnockite an January 29. Embellishing the portals of power, the Legislature-cum-Secretariat building, their granite only adds to the impression of power contained behind those brick-and-chunam walls. At the same time, as you pass by the handsomest building in the Fort, the pillars are what first capture the eye. These pillars were once part of a 32-pillar colonnade built in 1734 by Governor Morton Pitt from the Sea Gate, the Fort’s main entrance, to Fort Square fronting the Inner Fort. There were four rows of pillars, with a Madras terrace roof shading those coming on business with the Government.

Source: The Hindu February 26, 2018 06:56 UTC