SRI
KAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE
This ancient Siva temple is a delightful
introduction to Dravidian temple sculpture and architecture.
GUINDY
NATIONAL PARK
This is the country's only Wild Life Sanctuary
within a city's limits.
FORT
ST. GEORGE
The building of the nucleus of this Fort in 1640 was
the first step towards the founding of chennai and an Empire.
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,
the government Museum with its fabulous collection of bronzes and the
Museum Theatre, a quaint theatre that is another building out of the
Museum Theatre, a quaint theatre that is another building out of the
gaslight era. Timings: 8am to 5 pm.
VALLUVAR KOTTAM
A unique bit of modern building in the city is the huge auditorium that
draws its inspiration from the great temple builders of Tamil Nadu's past.
This huge memorial hall to the Poet-Saint Thiruvalluvar is dominated by a
towering temple car in stone. Timing: 8am to 5pm. Closed on Fridays and
National holidays.
MGR FILM CITY
This is a special
designed place near Taramani, Adyar, to serve the film industry. Several
sets of artificial sceneries like forest, water falls, market place etc.,
are built here to serve as background for the shooting of films.
BIRLA
PLANETARIUM
Built in memory of B.M. Birla, the well known
industrialist and visionary, the Planetarium is considered to be the most
modern in the country. It is located at Kottur near Anna University.
Programme Timing: 10.45 am - 1.45 pm and 3.45 pm. English: 12.00 Noon and
2.30 pm Tamil.
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. Special
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