Chennai City Tour
Founded as recently as 1639 by the British East India Company, as its first trading post, Chennai is a collection of numerous small villages and urban districts.Fort St George is located north of the River Cooum. Formerly a home to the likes of the Duke of Wellington and Robert Clive, the fort now hosts the State Secretariat and Legislative Assembly as well as a museum with military memorabilia from the British and French East India companies. Don’t miss the St Mary’s church, the oldest surviving Anglican church in Asia. The Government Museum has an unsurpassed collection of sculptures and Chola bronzes.
The Marina Promenade, also a British creation, flanks the 13km stretch of beach and offers a fresh breeze and free entertainment to residents and visitors alike. George Town, to the north of Fort St George, is an area of small, crowded streets lined with interesting architecture; both Hindu and Jain temples are found here.
The most famous temple in the city however is the Kapalishvara in Mylapore, with a 40m tower decorated with sculptures, and a collection of shrines.
