chennai tourist attractions

NAMMA CHENNAI

Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is the fourth largest city of India. It was founded in 1661 by the British East India Company.The city is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.Chennai is the automobile capital of India. It is also referred as the Detroit of South Asia.

MARINA BEACH

The Marina beach is second longest beach in the world and ranks first in Asia.The Marina beach which adjoins the Bay of Bengal is located on the eastern side of the chennai city and it stretches to about 12km long.It is a wonderful feeling when one get to see the sunrise and sunset.

MAHABALIPURAM

The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in the coastal resort town of Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site The site has 400 ancient monuments and Hindu temples, including one of the largest open-air rock reliefs in the world: the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance. stone-cut temples built between 695 and 722, and archaeological excavations dated to the 6th century and earlier.

VEDANTHANGAL BIRD SANCTUARY

This bird sanctuary is inundated with thousands of birds of varied species during the migratory season While some birds like cormorants, egrets, moorhens, and terns are found at other places in India, others like snake bird, ibis, stork, heron, and spoonbill come all the way from Europe to make Vedanthangal their home for a few months.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM

The Government Museum is located in the neighbourhood of Egmore in Chennai, India. Started in 1851, it is the second oldest museum in India after the Indian Museum in Kolkata. It is particularly rich in archaeological and numismatic collections. It has the largest collection of Roman antiquities outside Europe. Among them, the colossal Museum Theatre is one of the most impressive. The National Art Gallery is also present in the museum premises. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, it houses rare works of artists like Raja Ravi Varma

MUTTUKADU

Muttukadu is one of the tourist places near Chennai at the backwater of Bay of Bengal The Boathouse in Muttukadu is where all the action is. Apart from this, the beach at Muttukadu draws a sizeable crowd during trips to this area. Get a glimpse of various species of birds at the backwaters during migratory season.

THE CROCODILE BANK

Started as a research station and conservation center, the bank is first in Asia for crocodile breeding. The Crocodile Bank even houses alligators, gharials, muggers, snakes, sea turtles and water birds in its premises. In all, there are around 2500 creatures within the boundaries of the Bank

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