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Fort St. George :It is at Kamarajar Road. It is the first British fort build around 1653 by the British East India Company. It has a 20 feet thick wall. The present structure, a fine example of 17th century British military architecture, was mostly built in 1966. The country's tallest flagstaff is here, thought to be over 300 years old. The 24 black Charnockite pillars are those reclaimed by the British in 1762 of the original 32 which once formed the colonade of the present Secretariat building. It remains the symbol of the British Raj. Now it houses the Secretariat and the Legislative Assembly. The best time to visit is on a Sunday. |
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Marina Beach : Lining the east of the city is the famous Marina beach, at Kamarajar Road, 3 Km away from Madras. This is supposed to be the second longest beach in the World and runs to a length of 12 Km. On the beach there is the Anna Park, named after the founder of D.M.K (Dravida Munnetta Kazhakam) Anna durai and the tomb of M.G. Ramachandran who was a film star and the charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The beach can be ideally visited in the early mornings or in the late evenings when the area becomes a virtual ground; with food stalls and other entertainments. |
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Guindy National Park This is the countries only Wildlife Sanctuary within a city's limits. This park spread over an area of 27.6 sq. km. Raj Bhavan, the Governor's mansion, occupies one end of the park, and at the other is the beautiful forest - girt campus of Chennai's famous Indian Institute of Technology. The nearest rail head, airport and town is Chennai, at a distance of 5km. The park was set up in 1976. |
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Anna Zoological Park :The sprawling 1,265 acre Anna Zoological Park is the biggest in South Asia. It contains a superb collection of tropical mammals and bird. |
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DakshinaChitra Amusement Parks :It is a unique Heritage village situated at Muttukadu on the new Mamallapuram Coastal Road, 20 Km from Chennai. It offers the visitor an unforgettable and authentic insight into the lifestyles of the diverse people of South India. The Arts and Crafts village, Dakshinachitra narrate the story of the South Indian Culture. The Tamil history, language and way of life can be experienced with a guided tour. Architecture of the past 200 years is represented in the real rural setting. Every house is typical of its own professional group. Traders, potters, weavers, and others working in the traditional way make exquisite pottery, baskets, and carved stone items, some of which are for sale. The center is now developed to include the cultural replicas from all four states of South India. The folk and classical dance performances can be seen here. |
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MGR Film City : Near to Taramani, Adyar. Several sets of artificial sceneries like forest, water falls, market place etc., are built here to serve as background for the shooting of films. |
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Distance Chart |
Agra - 1892 Km
Ahmedabad - 1826 Km
Akola - 1187 Km
Allahabad - 1688 Km
Amritsar - 2542 Km
Bangalore - 331 Km
Bellary - 632 Km
Bhopal - 1435 Km
Bhubaneswar - 1235 Km
Calcutta - 1676 Km
Coimbatore - 491 Km
Cuttack - 1260 Km
New Delhi - 2095 Km
Hubli - 736 Km
Hyderabad - 688 Km
Indore - 1523 Km
Lucknow - 1962 Km
Shimla - 2437 Km
Srinagar - 2970 Km
Surat - 1605 Km
Thane - 1308 Km
Thrissur - 605 Km
Tiruchchirappalli - 316
Tirupati- 152 Km
Vadodara - 1724 Km
vijayawada - 396 Km
Vishakhapatnam - 810 Km
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| Chennai / Tamil Nadu related resources |
| Tamil Nadu Government |
| Governor's Office, Tamil Nadu |
| Commercial Taxes Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Cooperative Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu |
| Directorate of Pension, Tamil Nadu |
| Directorate of Social Welfare - Child Adoption, Tamil Nadu |
| Forest Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Health and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Police Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Transport Department, Tamil Nadu |
| Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board |
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