Date: 20th - 23rd March, 2025 | Venue: Taj Coromandel, Chennai.
Date: 20th - 23rd March, 2025 | Venue: Taj Coromandel, Chennai.
Marina beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal is India’s longest and world’s second longest beach. This predominantly sandy of nearly 12 kilometers extends from Beasant Nagar in the south to Fort St. George in the north. Chennai Marina beach was renovated by Governor Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff in 1880s. All tourists traveling to Chennai never miss visiting this grand Chennai beach.Marina beach is easily accessible by buses, taxis, two and three wheelers.
Marina beach is full of activity in the early morning hours and in the evenings. Walking along the beaches during sunrise and sunset is a pleasant experience for all. In the evening this beach becomes a fair ground with numerous stalls selling artifacts, handcrafted showpieces, ethnic jewelry, and food items. Children play games and frolic around. Going into the sea should be done under expert guidance as the undercurrent is strong. Flying kites and pony riding are popular activities on this beach.
The aquarium and the Ice House are the main attractions on the Marina beach. The Chepauk
Palace, Senate House, PWD office, Presidency College, and the Chennai University are
historical buildings located on the beach drive.
The Victory of Labor and Mahatma Gandhi are two prominent statues on the Marina beach.
The other statues lined along this Chennai beach include those of Swami Sivananda,
Avaaiyar, Thanthai Periyar, Tiruvalluvar, Dr. Annie Beasant, G.U. Pope, Sir Thomas
Munro, Subramaniya Bharathiyar, Kamarajar, Robert Caldwell, Kannagi, Kamarajar, M.G.
Ramachandran, and Shivaji Ganesan..
Established in 1851, Government Museum of Chennai is popular as the Madras Museum.
Factually being the second oldest museum of India (after Kolkata’s Indian Museum), this
museum is a treasure in itself! As a rich repository of finest masterpieces of art,
archaeology, anthropology, numismatics and much more, the Madras Museum assures to lure
one and all.
Spread across an area of 16.25 acres of land, the Government Museum is also counted
among the largest museums of South Asia. Its campus has six independent buildings with
46 galleries. These are:
Main building, where you will find artifacts and sculptures from the past, animal galleries, botany galleries and philately gallery. Front building has a very interesting puppet gallery and galleries preserving the folk art and music. Bronze gallery – Besides the bronze artifacts, there are also numismatics and chemical conservation galleries. Children’s Museum is one section that fascinates all kids with is doll section, technology and science galleries. National Art Gallery has some excellent paintings and pieces of artistic marvels. Contemporary Art Gallery – From rock and cave art to British portrait to modern art, one can see how the art of ‘art’ has evolved over ages.
Government Museum Houses An Art Gallery, A Museum Theatre, Connemara Public Library And
Department Of Natural History. Government Museum Is An Amalgam Of Various Sections Like
The Ones Devoted To Geology, Anthropology, Numismatics, Botany, Zoology, Archeology And
Sculpture. Watch Out Exquisite Carvings, A Good Collection Of Arms, Armour, A Collection
Of South Indian Musical Instruments, Jewelry And Exhibits From The Stone And Iron Ages.
The Bronze Of Ardhanariswara, An Incarnation Of Lord Shiva, The Relics From The 2nd
Century Ad Amravati Buddhist Site And The Prehistoric South India Are Some Of The Most
Priced Collections Of Government Museum In Chennai.
Location: Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Government Museum Is Open For Public On All The Days From 9:30am To 5pm.
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