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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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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Sri Kapaleeswar
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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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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