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The Karl Schmidt Memorial is architectural landmark located at Elliot's beach in Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India.It was built in memory of a Dutch Sailor who drowned in 1930 to save the life of a girl. According to historians,the Dutch Sailor who was strolling along the beach,saw an English girl sinking into water who soon started struggling.In a successful attempt to save the girl's life, Karl Schmidt lost his life. The English girl who Karl Schmidt rescued from the sea, attended a ball the following evening as though nothing had happened.Then British Governor was angry with her and decided to build a memorial to in commemoration of Dutch Sailors bravery. The structure was built by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Frederick Stanley, then Governor of Madras, in honour of the bravery of Schmidt. Acco
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