Places
to See
Sri
Kapaleeswarar Temple : Not far from Triplicane, in Mylapore, there is
yet another 8th century Pallava temple. The temple 'Gopuram'(tower) is characteristic
of Dravidian style architecture .Dedicated to Lord Shiva,this temple has some
beautiful sculptures,among which the bronze idols of 63 Saivite Saints(Nayanmars)
which adorn the outer coutyard are rare specimens.
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Guindy National Park : Once this
was all part of Governor's Estate. Now it is fragmented and the major part is
a thickly forested game sanctuary where the spotted deer and the black buck
roam about and a wealth of smaller fauna thrive. This is the country's only
Wild Life Sanctuary within a city's limits.
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Fort ST. George : Fort St. George occupies
a place of pride and prominence in Chennai. It was built in 1640 AD, by the
British East India Company under the direct supervision of Francis Day and Andrew
Cogon. This bastion achieved name from St. George, the patron saint of England.
The fort houses St. Mary's Church and fort museum.
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Government Museum Complex :
Once British Society in Chennai used to meet in the Pantheon. Its 18th century
buildings and grounds have over the years since then been developed into the
Connemara Library, one of the country's three National Libraries, the national
Art Gallery, a beautiful building of Jaipur- Mughal architecture.
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Valluvar Kottam : The memorial to
the poet-saint Tiruvalluvar is shaped like a temple chariot and is, in fact,
the replica of the temple chariot in Thiruvarur. A life-size statue of the saint
has been installed in the chariot which is 33m. tall. The 133 chapters of his
famous work Thirukkural have been depicted in bas-relief in the front hall corridors
of the chariot.
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Birla Planetarium : The Birla Planetarium
at Kotturpuram, between Adyar and Guindy, is the most modern planetarium in
the country. Adjoining the planetarium is a Periyar Science and Technology Museum
which will be of interest to students and other science scholars.
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The Marina : Stretching two miles, from the
Coovum River's mouth, south of the Fort, till the northern boundaries of the
16th century Portuguese town of San Thome, is this magnificent beach drive and
promenade. At the southern end of the Marina is the San Thome basilica, built
in 1896.
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