Fort St. George - Chennai
Fort St. George is geographically located at latitude 13° 4' 53" North of the Equator and longitude 80° 17' 1" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of India. Fort St. George was built by The British East India Company under the direct supervision of Francis Day and Andrew Cogon in 1640 AD. This place achieved its name from Saint George, the patron saint of England. The fort houses Saint Mary's Church and fort museum. Saint Mary's Church the oldest Anglican Church built in 1680 and the tombstones in its courtyard are the oldest British tombstones in India. It presently house the Secretariat and Legislative Assembly. The 46 m high flagstaff at the front is a mast salvaged from the 17th century shipwreck. The Fort Museum has a fascinating collection of memorabilia from the British and French East India companies as well as the Raj and Muslim period. The city, as Madras (Chennai), became an important British trading center, growing largely around Fort St. George, a British outpost (1645) at the site of an earlier British settlement (1639) that became the seat of the British East India Company until 1773 and the capital of the Madras presidency (1653). The French captured Madras in 1746, but the British recovered it two years later. The presidency became a province (1937) and, with Indian independence, a state (1950), renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969. In 1996 the city was renamed Chennai, after Chennapatnam, a precolonial village near the original British outpost. Coastal areas of the city were hit by the Dec., 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami. It is by Gh Road, near Flagstaff Road, near Gh Road, near Anna Salai - Mount Rd, near Flagstaff Road. The following locations related to it are represented by the the shortest path as the crow would fly between any two points and may not be nearest by road.
Hotel Royal Regency is about 1.8km, Kings Hotel is about 4km, Breeze Hotel is about 4.1km, Taj Hotel is about 4.8km, The Raintree Hotel is about 4.9km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Fort St. George.
Fruit Flower Market is about 0.7km, Rattan Bazaar is about 0.7km, Metal Market is about 0.8km, China Bazaar is about 0.8km, Medicine Market is about 0.8km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Fort St. George.
Fort St. George is about 0km, Old Army Barracks Buildings is about 0.5km, War Memorial is about 0.9km, Chennai Museum is about 3km, National Art Gallery is about 3.2km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Fort St. George.
University of Madras is about 1.8km, College of Arts and Crafts is about 2km, St Matthias School, Vepery is about 2.7km, Ethiraj College is about 3.6km, Kilpauk Medical College - KMC is about 4.5km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Fort St. George.
Nehru Park Running Track is about 3.7km, Chetpet Lake is about 4.7km, Congress Grounds is about 5.5km, t nagar is about 6.7km, Panagal Park is about 7.2km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Fort St. George.