Annamalai University Heritage Campus

Annamalai University Heritage Campus is the historic core of Annamalai University located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. Established in 1929 by philanthropist Sir Annamalai Chettiar, it is one of Tamil Nadu's oldest residential universities. The campus is noted for its Indo-Saracenic administrative buildings, heritage faculties, library and tree-lined avenues spread over a large area near Chidambaram town, reflecting early 20th-century educational architecture.

Visitors can expect a sprawling university campus with heritage administrative blocks, faculty buildings, library, auditoriums and tree-lined avenues in Annamalai Nagar, about 3 km from Chidambaram town. The setting is academic and green with Indo-Saracenic style structures, open grounds, student hostels and departmental blocks. Visitors can walk through the main campus roads, view heritage architecture from outside, visit the library area and experience a functioning residential university environment.