Adyar poonga is built with ecological restoration principles. Project is an opportunity to provide education and awareness to the citizens of Chennai. The park is an attractive and environmental enthusiast.
One of the national libraries of the country, Connemara public library has the largest collection of books and periodicals. A centenary building is being added to this library.
This modern planetarium is housed in hemispherical theatre. Here a fully computerized projector brings the heavenly bodies to life.
A serene beach situated south of Chennai is an ideal picnic spot. The ashtalakshmi temple constructed on the sands of the beach is another attraction, besides the beach itself.
A renowned training institute for the classical dances & music of India. This “Temple of Arts” was founded by rukmani devi arundale in 1936, to train and encourage young artists and to revive bharatha natyam, the classical dance form of tamilnadu.
The Marina Beach is a beach situated along a 12 km shoreline in the city of Chennai, India along the Bay of Bengal. Although many locals claim the Marina to be the world’s Second longest beach.
Founded by Madam H.P. Blavatsky and col. H.S. Olcott fof U.S.A to study religion & Philosophy . In 1892 the society moved to Chennai and was set amidst a vast expanse of woods on the estuary of Adyar.
It was built in memory of poet – saint Thiruvalluvar, who is believed to have lived 2000 year ago. The saint authored a didactic book of ethic proportions called Thirukkural consisting of 1330 couplets under 133 headings.
Pre – 1789 assemblage by the British, called pantheon Complex today houses the Government museum, Connemara public Library and the National Art Gallery. The museum contains exhibits ranging from contemporary artifacts to prehistorical findings.
A fine specimen for the indo-saracenic style of architecture, this building is constructed in red stone. Chennai is a multi-purpose state government museum located in Egmore.
North of secretariat is the fort Museum, which was once the fort officers’ mess.It was bank then. The long room upstairs was the public exchange hall and the roof built, in 1976,was also the first light house of Chennai.
The Ashtalakshmi temple is obtained because it is dedicated to eight manifestations of goddess mahalakshmi. This located at Elliot’s beach.
It is one of the most reputed temples for the followers of Vaishnavism, a sub-sect of Hinduism, Located in triplicane.
“Kapalam” means bowl of skull. Lord Shiva or Eswara is standing with ascetic’s bowl of skull in his hand.
Known as All India Sai Baba Samaj. This temple was built to commemorate the memory of Shirdi Sai Baba.
The Universal temple of Sri Ramakrishna located with in the premises of the Ramakrishna Mutt in Mylapore is standing monument dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna.
In the whole world, there are only three churches built over the tomb of an apostle of Jesus church. 1. St.Peter in Rome, St.James in Spain and St.Thomas in Chennai.
This cathedral which is very old is built in 1815. It is of special historic interest for the several fine memorial tablets remembering such outstanding men as Bishop Caldwell - the eminent philologist etc…