Chennai Day | Happy Birthday of Chennai | Celebrating 379th Birthday
Chennai Day is a day that reminds us of the August 22, 1639 is the establishment date of the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India.
Historical sites and monuments of Chennai, which celebrate its 379th birthday today, are the places to be admired for generations. Today we are going to get to know about the beauty of Chennai and the tourist attractions.
Formation of Chennai
After the construction of St. George Fort, one of the landmarks of Chennai, the colonization of British colonies grew based on that.
Then there were some villages which are being an exciting business ceters, Ezhumbur, Thiruvallikeni, Purasaiyavakkamm, Tondiarpet, Thiruvottiyur are joined with the Chennapattinam. The chennai started to grow to the fullest after the joining of the nearby popular and busiest places.
St. George Fort
In 1522, the Portuguese came to Chennai and founded the Fort St. George Fort. Subsequently, they expanded their settlements in Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu district in the north of Madras.
Robert Clive of the East India Company used Chennai as its base for operations. It later became known as the Madras Province, one of the four provinces in the Indian residential area of the British Government
Further growth
In 1749, the British re captured the St.George fort and the surrounding areas of chennapattinam from the French government which was captured by French army by 1746.
Following that, the chennai region grown very well economically. In particular, transport facilities were introduced to export and import domestic goods. Furthermore the chennai region grown very wll after the introduction of telephone, rail and movie entertainment.
Trade Growth
On the one hand, the middle class people, on the other hand, were the Nawabs with various wealth and lands, and in the center was the british made chennai as the business capital of the southern Indian state of Madras.
The Chennai Port, which played a key role in the business of Chennai City, has been in existence for over 100 years. These transports made chennai a major metropolis.
Old Libraries
The Nawabs,British which controlled the province of Madras, seem to have given importance to education as they have constructed lot of education instutions and Libraries.
For example, the Max Muller Bhavan Library, the British Council Library, Alliance Frances Library, Kannimara Public Library, Chennai Archives Library, Periyar Thidal Library, Balan Homes Library etc and some of these Libraries are very old.
Chennai Meteorological Center
Today, as the Chennai Meteorological Center has been giving rain data in the news, no matter how much time it is, the ear is sharper and will move towards TV. It can be said that people have some kind of love in mind.
India's first astronomical lab was established in 1792 in Nungambakkam, Chennai.
Important Temples, Churches and Mosques
The important temples in Chennai are the Mayilai Kabaliswarar temple, Purasivaram Gangadheeswarar temple, Thiruvanmaiyur Marutheeswarar temple, Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple, the Christian shrine Santhome Church and the great mosque of the Muslims are still standing as signs of Chennai.
Chennai Day is a day that reminds us of the August 22, 1639 is the establishment date of the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India.
Historical sites and monuments of Chennai, which celebrate its 379th birthday today, are the places to be admired for generations. Today we are going to get to know about the beauty of Chennai and the tourist attractions.
Formation of Chennai
After the construction of St. George Fort, one of the landmarks of Chennai, the colonization of British colonies grew based on that.
Then there were some villages which are being an exciting business ceters, Ezhumbur, Thiruvallikeni, Purasaiyavakkamm, Tondiarpet, Thiruvottiyur are joined with the Chennapattinam. The chennai started to grow to the fullest after the joining of the nearby popular and busiest places.
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| George Fort |
St. George Fort
In 1522, the Portuguese came to Chennai and founded the Fort St. George Fort. Subsequently, they expanded their settlements in Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu district in the north of Madras.
Robert Clive of the East India Company used Chennai as its base for operations. It later became known as the Madras Province, one of the four provinces in the Indian residential area of the British Government
Further growth
In 1749, the British re captured the St.George fort and the surrounding areas of chennapattinam from the French government which was captured by French army by 1746.
Following that, the chennai region grown very well economically. In particular, transport facilities were introduced to export and import domestic goods. Furthermore the chennai region grown very wll after the introduction of telephone, rail and movie entertainment.
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| Chennai Central Railway Station |
On the one hand, the middle class people, on the other hand, were the Nawabs with various wealth and lands, and in the center was the british made chennai as the business capital of the southern Indian state of Madras.
The Chennai Port, which played a key role in the business of Chennai City, has been in existence for over 100 years. These transports made chennai a major metropolis.
Old Libraries
The Nawabs,British which controlled the province of Madras, seem to have given importance to education as they have constructed lot of education instutions and Libraries.
For example, the Max Muller Bhavan Library, the British Council Library, Alliance Frances Library, Kannimara Public Library, Chennai Archives Library, Periyar Thidal Library, Balan Homes Library etc and some of these Libraries are very old.
Chennai Meteorological Center
Today, as the Chennai Meteorological Center has been giving rain data in the news, no matter how much time it is, the ear is sharper and will move towards TV. It can be said that people have some kind of love in mind.
India's first astronomical lab was established in 1792 in Nungambakkam, Chennai.
Important Temples, Churches and Mosques
The important temples in Chennai are the Mayilai Kabaliswarar temple, Purasivaram Gangadheeswarar temple, Thiruvanmaiyur Marutheeswarar temple, Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple, the Christian shrine Santhome Church and the great mosque of the Muslims are still standing as signs of Chennai.
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| Kabaliswarar Temple, www.transindiatravels.com [ Photo Credit ] |
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