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Chennai attracted 3,581,200 foreign tourists that year with a growth rate of only 1.1 percent over 2012. [8] Chennai continued to remain the third most visited city destination of India by foreigners in 2014 [9] and 2015 [10] with 3,857,900 and 4,243,700 tourists respectively. The city was 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 and ...
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Religious buildings and structures in Chennai (5 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Chennai" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Satellite image of Chennai. Chennai is located on the southeastern coast of India in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains with an average elevation of 6.7 m (22 ft) and highest point at 60 m (200 ft). [47] [48] Chennai's soil is mostly clay, shale and sandstone. [49]
Chennai is home to the second largest collection of heritage buildings in the country, after Kolkata. [3] The official list of heritage buildings was compiled by the Justice E. Padmanabhan committee. [4] The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed the Heritage Commission Act in 2012 to preserve old heritage structures. [5]
The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list (state, ASI circle) and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 413 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil women traditionally wear a sari, a garment that consists of a drape varying from 5 yards (4.6 m) to 9 yards (8.2 m) in length and 2 feet (0.61 m) to 4 feet (1.2 m) in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff, as according to Indian philosophy, the navel is considered as the source of life and creativity.
The mosque was built in 1810 by Arcot Nawab Umdat ul-Umara. [1] [3] It was constructed in medieval architecture. [1]The site of the mosque was previously occupied by an assembly hall.