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The clock had been defunct for several decades. [4] In 2013, following the construction of Mint flyover at the junction, the Corporation decided to revive the clock tower. In January 2014, the Chennai Corporation and P. Orr & Sons jointly completed renovating the tower. On 17 January 2014, the clock was run on a trial basis following repairs. [2]
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 ...
The clock instrument for the Royapettah Clock Tower was provided by Gani and Sons, initially known as the South India Watch Company, which was started in 1909 by Haji Mirza Abdul Gani Namazi of Iranian descent. The company also provided clocks for the other independent clock towers at Mint, Choolai and Tiruvottiyur, among others. [2]
Aligarh Clock Tower: Aligarh: Uttar Pradesh [2] Bahraich Clock Tower: Bahraich: Uttar Pradesh: Clock Tower Bijnor: Bijnor: Uttar Pradesh: Ghantaghar Bhagalpur: Bihar: Chennai Central railway station: Chennai: Tamil Nadu: 1900 Clock tower Chennai: Tamil Nadu: 1948 [3] [4] Ripon Building: Chennai: Tamil Nadu: 1913 Annamalai University Clock Tower ...
The park is located near the chief roundabout of the neighborhood (known as the Anna Nagar Roundana) close to the Anna Nagar Ayyappan Temple. [5] The park has two entrances, the main entrance is located on the 3rd Main Road next to the Tower Club and the other entrance lies opposite to the Ayyappan Temple on the 6th Main Road.
Royapettah is located at the central part of the city of Chennai, with an elevation of 9 m (29 ft.) above mean sea level. [2] The neighbourhood comes under Teynampet Zone (number 9) and ward number 118 (old number 112) of the Chennai Corporation .
Koyambedu is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Situated in the western part of Chennai city, the Koyambedu area has become a major hub of activity in Chennai after the inauguration of the Koyambedu market in 1996 and the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) in 2002. The area is active round the clock owing to the movement of people and goods ...
Marina Beach, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Bay of Bengal.The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of 6.0 km (3.7 mi), [1] making it the second longest urban beach in the world, after Cox's Bazar Beach.