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SRI KAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE
This ancient Siva temple is a delightful introduction to Dravidian temple sculpture and architecture.

GUINDY NATIONAL PARK
This is the country's only Wild Life Sanctuary within a city's limits.

FORT ST. GEORGE
The building of the nucleus of this Fort in 1640 was the first step towards the founding of Chennai and an Empire.

GOVERNMENT MUSEUM COMPLEX
Once British Society in Chennai used to meet in the Pantheon. Its 18th century buildings and grounds have over the years since then been developed into the Connemara Library, one of the country's three National Libraries, the national Art Gallery, a beautiful building of Jaipur- Mughal architecture, the government Museum with its fabulous collection of bronzes and the Museum Theatre, a quaint theatre that is another building out of the Museum Theatre, a quaint theatre that is another building out of the gaslight era. Timings: 8am to 5 pm.

VALLUVAR KOTTAM
A unique bit of modern building in the city is the huge auditorium that draws its inspiration from the great temple builders of Tamil Nadu's past. This huge memorial hall to the Poet-Saint Thiruvalluvar is dominated by a towering temple car in stone. Timing: 8am to 5pm. Closed on Fridays and National holidays.

MGR FILM CITY
This is a special designed place near Taramani, Adyar, to serve the film industry. Several sets of artificial sceneries like forest, water falls, market place etc., are built here to serve as background for the shooting of films.

BIRLA PLANETARIUM
Built in memory of B.M. Birla, the well known industrialist and visionary, the Planetarium is considered to be the most modern in the country. It is located at Kottur near Anna University. Programme Timing: 10.45 am - 1.45 pm and 3.45 pm. English: 12.00 Noon and 2.30 pm Tamil.

THE MARINA
Stretching two miles, from the Coovum River's mouth, south of the Fort, till the northern boundaries of the 16th century Portuguese town of San Thome, is this magnificent beach drive and promenade.