Marine Beach Chennai

Famous Beaches in India » Marine Beach Chennai

Marina Beach,the pride of Chennai, is the second largest beach in the world and has a wide sandy foreshore.Situated on the beach ,the Anna and MGR samadhis which are the memorials of the most popular former Chief Ministers of the State attract good crowd everyday. An aquarium is also located on the Marina Beach. Some of the most beautiful buildings in Chennai such as the University of Madras,,Chepauk Palace, Presidency College, Ice House , Light House, DGP office , are located on the beach drive.

Panoramic view stretch of the sandy Marina beach

Mahatma Gandhi father of nation

Manas: History and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in the state of what is now Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot, ...
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Anna memorial

Anna Memorial, Chennai Sightseeing, Anna Memorial photos, comments

Located towards the North of the popular Marina beach is the famous Anna Square . The popular Anna Square is essentially a memorial dedicated to the great ...
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MGR Memorial

MGR Memorial - MGR Memorial House Chennai, MGR Memorial Madras India

MGR Memorial of Chennai is dedicated to former actor/politician MGR Ramachandran . ... Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai Chennai Church in Chennai Beach in ...
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Kanngi statue

Wisdom: Kannagi

Here is the link of Indian mythology, history and philosophy to the purity, ... in Chennai's famous Marina Beach, there was a four feet Kannagi statue, ...
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light house

The Four Light Houses of Madras (Chennai) | Chennai Metblogs

26 May 2007 ... Light Houses (Old), Chennai. The history of the Madras Lighthouse dates back to 1795. In 1796, the roof of the Officers Mess in what is now ...
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Ice house

The Hindu : Ice House through the years

2 Jan 2003 ... Metro Plus Chennai, Published on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & ... The Ice House has changed character through the years and today, ...
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madras university

University of Madras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] History. The first ever demand for higher education in Madras .... The Senate House, the University's first building, inaugurated in the year 1869, ...
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Chepauk-Palace

Chepauk Palace

In the 1760's work began just south of the Fort and across the Cooum, on what we today call Chepauk Palace, architecturally one of the most significant ...
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Presidency College

Presidency College, Chennai

Presidency College, Chennai was established in the year 1840. The institution generally caters to the students of the region. However, students from other ...
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DGP office

News Today - An English evening daily published from Chennai

For, soon the State DGP office would be founded there’. ... Historians and history teachers seldom laugh and when they see a joke as they tend to think that ...
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