Post by Trinetra Tours on Apr 19, 2014 14:03:25 GMT 5.5
Chennai is located on the Coromondal coast of Bay of Bengal in the Southern part of India. Chennai is the biggest industrial and commercial in South India, and a major cultural, economic and educational centre. Chennai boasts of rich historical legacy which lends an inexplicable charm to the city. Chennai is popularly known as 'Gateway to South India' and it is well connected internationally and to other parts of India. Chennai's is a multi cultural, multi lingual city and is filled with tourist attractions. These places range from Places of worship to amusement parks, from historical places to state of art buildings. Fort St. George (1653), built by the British, presently houses the State secretariat and the legislative assembly. The Fort has an interesting museum with fascinating collections of memorabilia from the early days of the British Raj. St. Mary’s Church (1678-80), was the first English church and the oldest surviving in India. The Marina Beach, the pride of Chennai is the second longest beach in the world and has a wide sandy shore. The High court building, built of red sandstone has an interesting archaeological section and a bronze gallery. The former has an interesting collection of all major and ancient south Indian dynasties. The bronze section has interesting collections of Chola (9th century) bronze art. The High Court, built in Indo-Sracenic style is supposed to be the largest judicial building in the world after the Court Of England. The Kapaleshwar temple is an ancient Shiva temple in typical Dravidian (south Indian) style. Near the temple, the San Thome Cathedral (originally built in 1504), is a Roman Catholic Church believed to have the remains of St. Thomas the Apostle. These places are spread around the length and breadth of the city. This metropolis is often called the cultural capital of India for its deep-rooted traditions and long heritage.