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Places to Visit (Distance
from The Residency)
Day
trips can be arranged through our "TRAVEL DESK"
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Valluvar
Kottam: (2 Km)
Established in 1976, the Valluvar
Kottam honors the acclaimed Tamil Poet Thiruvalluvar,
whose classic work, the Kural, is reputed to be about
2000 years old. The Valluvar Kottam replicates ancient
Tamil Architecture with the 1330 verse Kural inscribed
on panels and depicted in contemporary art.
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Egmore
& Central Chennai Govt. Museum: (5
Km) This museum well
worth visiting. The main building has a fine archaeological
section representing all the major South Indian periods.
The bronze gallery has a superb collection of Chola
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San
Thome Cathedral: (6
Km) Built in 1504,
then rebuilt in neo-Gothic style in 1893, this Roman
Catholic church is said to house the remains of St.
Thomas the Apostle (Doubling Thomas). A crypt can
be entered by a stairway just before the altar. |
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Fort St.
George: (10 Km)
Built in 1653 by the British
East India Company. It presently houses the Secretariat
and Legislative Assembly. The 46m-high flagstaff at
the front is a mast salvaged from a 17th century shipwreck. |
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St. Mary’s
Church: (10 Km)
Completed in 1680, this was
the first English church in Madras, and is India’s
oldest surviving British Church. About 1km west of
cemetery in Pallavan Salai. |
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South Chennai
Theosophical Society:(12
Km) Situated on a green
wedge between the Adayar River and the Coast, the
250 acres of the Theosophical Society provides a peaceful
retreat from the city. |
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Parthasarathi
Temple: Dedicated to
Lord Krishna, this beautiful temple was built by the
Pallavas. The temple was renovated in the 16th century
by the Vijaynagar kings.
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Kapaleeswarar
Temple: Kapaleeswarar
is the oldest temple of Chennai. It is dedicated to
Lord Shiva. As religious rituals are rigidly followed
in the temple, non-Hindus are not allowed to enter
into the main worshiping place. The architecture of
the temple could be aptly described as marvellous.
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