LIC Building is a 15-storied building in Chennai, India, serving as the southern headquarters of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. It is the first skyscraper built in India and an important landmark in the city. Located on the arterial Anna Salai, the building is 54 m (177 ft) tall. Initially built with 12 floors, the LIC Building was the tallest building in India when it was completed in 1959 and was surpassed by Mumbai's first skyscraper, the Usha Kiran Building, in 1961, which is about 80 m (260 ft) high. The building marked the transition from lime-and-brick construction to concrete columns in the region. The building is also known for using pile foundation technique for the first time in the region. It was the tallest building in Chennai for over 35 years before being surpassed by the Hyatt Regency Building on Anna Salai and the Arihant Majestic Towers in Koyambedu, both in the mid-1990s.
LIC Building at Chennai, was the tallest skyscraper in India when it was inaugurated in 1959.
A view of the building from the southwestern side
View from the northern side
The LIC building at night
Life Insurance Corporation
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian public multinational public sector life insurance company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest insurance company as well as the largest institutional investor with total assets under management worth ₹49.24 trillion (US$620 billion) as of March 2023. It is under the ownership of Government of India and administrative control of the Ministry of Finance.
LIC New Delhi
LIC Building at Chennai, was the tallest building in India when it was inaugurated in 1959