Happy Birthday Madras: Here are nine iconic landmarks in Namma Chennai

Madras Day is celebrated on August 22 every year. This whole idea was conceptualized in 2004 during a meeting of Chennai Heritage foundation when a Chennai-based Journalist Vincent D'souza suggested this to historian S. Muthiah.

Chennai Central Railway station is one of the most important landmarks of Chennai and also happens to be adjacent to the headquarters of Southern Railways. This 142-year-old building connects Madras to all the prominent places in the country. It is the ma 

Named after William Dare, this building was constructed way back in late 1930’s. The area surrounding Dare building is popularly known as Parry’s corner. Interestingly, William Dare was one of the partners at Parry & Co. Also the building is built with Art deco style of architecture as most of the buildings in George Town adopted Art deco style from 1930’s. The building now houses headquarters of Murugappa group. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

Vivekananda house is another historic landmark in Chennai. Built in the year 1877, it is also known as the Ice House. Tamil Nadu government named it “Vivekanandar Illam” in the year 1963, the centenary year of Swami Vivekananda.It is said that Swami Vivekananda stayed here for nine days when he came back from the west. This place exhibits Swami Vivekananda’s life in the form of movie, museum and a library. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

Started in 1851, Government Museum in Chennai is the second oldest museum in India and is located at Pantheon Road in Egmore. Originally, it was located at Nungambakkam and later got shifted to Egmore in 1854. As any other museum, it is rich in archaeological collections but primarily has the largest collection of Roman antiquities. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

Located at junction of Mount Road, Tarapore Towers is right in the centre of Anna Salai which is one of the busiest roads in Chennai. Anna Salai also houses head offices of many important commercial estabilishments. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

Chennai Press Club is one such place where journalists meet and discuss important issues not only related to journalism but other pressing developments as well. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

The secretariat houses Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Also known as Fort St. George, its name has been taken from the first English Fort made in 1644. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

NKT National Girls Higher Secondary School in Triplicane was started by a dedicated pioneer and philanthropist Sri. N.K. Thirumalachariar who interacted with leaders like Dr. Radha Krishnan. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)

One of the landmark buildings, Flower Bazaar Police Station was estabilished in 1890 and was almost demolished in the year 2000. (Photo | Kajol Rustagi)