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About The Marina Beach Marina Beach is a popular urban beach located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is known for being the longest natural urban beach in...
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Fort St. George, on Rajaji Salai, is presently used as the offices of the Tamilnadu Secretariat and the Legislative Assembly. Today, it is the commerc...
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About The Parthasarathy Temple The Parthasarathy Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, located in Triplicane, Chennai. It is one...
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About Snake Park The Snake Park in Chennai is a popular tourist attraction that offers visitors the opportunity to see a wide variety of snake specie...
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About The Sri Parthasarathy Temple The Sri Parthasarathy Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in Triplicane, Chennai. It is dedicated to Lord Pa...
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About the Kapaleeswarar Temple The Kapaleeswarar Temple, located in Mylapore, Chennai, is a revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The templ...
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It was originally just a warehouse with a stockade around it. But the establishing of Fort St George in 1639, for all practical purposes, marks the bi...
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About Crocodile Bank The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology, commonly known as the Crocodile Bank, is a reptile zoo and research ...
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The Guindy National Park forms one of the main attractions for people coming to Chennai for vacations. The National Park is an amazing picnic spot for...
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About Santhome Cathedral Basilica, Chennai Location Santhome Cathedral Basilica is located in the Santhome neighborhood of Chennai, India. It is s...
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About St.Thomas Mount St.Thomas Mount, located in Chennai, is a historic site known for its religious significance and breathtaking views of the city...
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National Art Gallery And Museum
The National Art Gallery at Pantheon Road (Egmore) houses a vast collection of rare paintings from the Chola period. It has a plethora of paintings da...
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About The Gingee Fort The Gingee Fort, also known as Chenji Fort or Senji Fort, is a majestic hill fort located in the town of Gingee, Tamil Nadu. It...
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Vedanthangal is one of the largest bird sanctuaries in India. It is a marshy park with a lake in which over 1,00,000 migratory birds make their home e...
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About Jain Temple, Chennai The Jain Temple in Chennai, also known as the Jain Derasar, is a renowned religious site for the Jain community in the cit...
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About The Thousand Lights Mosque The Thousand Lights Mosque, located in Chennai, is one of the oldest and most prominent mosques in South India. Th...
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About Arignar Anna Zoological Park The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is located in Vandalur, Chennai. It is one of ...
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About St. Andrew, Chennai St. Andrew's Church in Chennai is a beautiful historical landmark located in the heart of the city. It is a place of wors...
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About The VGP Golden Beach The VGP Golden Beach is a popular amusement park and beach resort located in Chennai, India. Spanning over 60 acres, it is...
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About The Big Mosque The Big Mosque, also known as Wallajah Mosque, is one of the oldest mosques in Chennai, India. It holds great historical and arc...
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One of the most beautiful of the more modern British constructions in Madras is Ripon Building, home of the Madras Corporation. This splendid domed vi...
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Adjacent to the Fort St. George on the south is the War Memorial, which housed the coastal battery and was formerly called 'Cupid's Bow. The Memorial ...
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About St. Marys Church Location: St. Marys Church is located in the heart of Chennai, India, in the area known as Fort St. George. The church is e...
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About The Elliots Beach Elliots Beach, also known as Besant Nagar Beach, is one of the most popular beaches in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Located in the ne...
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Situated on Sardar Patel Road in Chennai, the park has a large number of antelopes, jackals, spotted deers and different kinds of monkeys. The main at...
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About The Kandaswamy Temple The Kandaswamy Temple, also known as the Sri Kandaswamy Temple, is a Hindu temple located in the city of Chennai, India. ...
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About The Dash N Splash The Dash N Splash is a popular water park located in Chennai, offering a range of exciting water sports and activities for vi...
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About The Fort St David The Fort St David is a historic fort located in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was originally built by the British East ...
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About The Fishermans Cove Temple The Fishermans Cove Temple, located in Chennai, is a beautiful coastal temple dedicated to the goddess Mahishasurama...
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About The Palaniandavar Temple The Palaniandavar Temple, located in Chennai, is a popular Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Murugan, also known as Palan...
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Pulicat Lake, an ecologically fragile salt-water lagoon, about 60-km north of Chennai, is the second largest lagoon in India. It is situated on the ro...
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Just opposite to Anna Square is Madras University, whose ground and buildings are examples of the Indo-lslamic style of architecture. The 'Senate Hous...
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It is India's No. 1 Theme Park located about 28 Kms. south of Chennai at Tambaram. The attractions represent a wonderful blend of tomorrow's technolog...
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The High Court of Madras is one of the three courts set up in India during the reign of the Queen Victoria. These important buildings have deliberatel...
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This modern planetarium houses a fully computerized projector to depict the skies. It is situated at Kotturpuram in the city and presents audio-visual...
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Vivekanandar Illam was originally known as Ice House. After being Christianized in the year 1963, the Ice House came to be known as Vivekananda Illam....
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Chennai, as a tourist destination has something for everyone. The city has rich natural beauty and historical places and religious centres.
Beaches: The beaches of Chennai are beautiful but not suitable for swimming due to the under currents along the shore line. The main beaches are marina Beach, Edward Elliot's Beach, Breezy Beach and Covelong.
Religious: There are several places of worship for Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Some of the prominent ones are Basilica of the National Shrine of St.Thomas, St. Mary's Church, Big Mosque, Kapaleeswarar Temple and Sri Ramakrishna Math- Universal Temple.
Monuments: Fort St. George, located on the shore of Bay of Bengal, was the place around which Chennai was established.
Parks: Chennai has some beautiful parks where tourists can visit. These are Arinjar Anna Zoological Park, Guindy National Park, Guindy Snake Park and Pallikaranai wetland.
Museums and Art Galleries: Government Museum, National Art Gallery and Birla Planetarium are some places for people interested in history and arts.