Kanchipuram is famous for being the city of a thousand temples, and its history as the capital of the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Rayas of Vijayanagar makes it a place of great historical significance. It is equally renowned for being the home of beautiful silk sarees. The GRT Regency, Kanchipuram is in the neighbourhood of the 7th Century Kailasanatha Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple with a 180-foot high gopuram, a 14th-century Kamakshi Amman Temple and the hundred-pillared Varadharaja Perumal Temple.