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Chennai Attractions

(Chennai is also known as Madras)


 Attractions
Alphabetical, by Category
Historical (2)
Fort St George
Vivekananda House (Ice House)

Architectural (5)
Connemara Library
Madras High Court
Ripon Building
Theosophical Society
Valluvar Kottam

Beaches, Lakes & Falls (3)
Breezy Beach
Elliot's Beach
Marina Beach

Wildlife (2)
Guindy National Park
Guindy Snake Park

Art & Museum (7)
Fort Museum
Kalakshetra
Madras Museum
Museum Theatre
National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall)
Rukmini Devi Museum
Subramanya Bharathi Museum

Religious (44)
Aarupadaiveedu Temple
Ananthaa Padmanabha Swaamy Temple
Annai Velankani Church
Armenian Church
Ashtalakshmi Temple
Ayya Vaikundar Nizhal Thangal
Church of Our Lady of Expectations
CSI Church House Of Prayer
CSI Wesley Church
ISKCON (Hare Rama Hare Krishna) Temple
Jain Temple
Kaalikaambaal Temple
Kaaraneeswarar Temple
Kaligambal Temple
Kapaleeshwara Temple (Kapali Temple)
Luz Church (Church of Our Lady of Light)
Madhya Kailash Temple
Marundeeswarar Temple
Mundakaneeyaman Temple
Nizhal Thangal
Parthasarathy Temple
Periaapaalayath Amman Temple
Prakasam Salai
Puttaparthi Sairam Temple Sundaram
Qurasani Mosque
Raghavendra Temple
Ratnagirishwarar Temple
Santhome Cathedral Basilica
Shirdi Sai Temple
Shiva Vishnu Temple
Sri Santhana Srinivasa Perumal Temple
Sri Uttara Guruvayurappan Temple
Sringeri Saradha Peetam Temple
St Andrew's Kirk Cathedral
St George's Cathedral
St Mary's Church
St Peters & St Paul Orthodox Chapel
St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral
Thirumalai Thirupathi Devasthanam Temple
Thousand Lights Mosque
Vadapalani Murugan Temple
Varasidi Vinayakar Temple
Visvaroopa Baktha Anjaneyaar Temple
Wallajah Mosque (Big Mosque)

Fun & Entertainment (6)
Dash 'N Splash
Kishkinta Theme Park
Little Folks
MGM Dizzee World
Prime Time
VGP Golden Beach

Shopping (3)
Burma Bazaar
Second Avenue
The Weaver's Centre

Miscellaneous (1)
MGR Film City

National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall), Chennai
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National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall)

Tags: Art & Museum
Government Museum Complex, Pantheon Road,
Egmore, Chennai

(North Chennai)

National Art Gallery, also known as Victoria Memorial Hall) is located in the Pantheon complex, Egmore. It is a pink sandstone building that was built in Jaipuri-Jaina style. T. Namberumal Chetty built the gallery in 1907. The gallery contains various traditions of Indian painting including the Rajput and Moghul schools. It has 11th and 12th century Indian handicrafts, 17th century Deccan paintings, 16th to 18th century Mughal and Rajasthani paintings and 10th and 13th century bronzes.


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9:30AM - 5:00PM. Friday closed

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National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall), Chennai
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National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall), Chennai
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National Art Gallery (Victoria Memorial Hall), Chennai
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