Presidency College, Chennai
Presidency College is an art, commerce, and science college in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. On 16 October 1840, this school was established as the Madras Preparatory School before being repurposed as a high school, and then a graduate college. The Presidency College is one of the oldest government arts colleges in India. It is one of two Presidency Colleges established by the British in India, the other being the Presidency College, Kolkata.
Main building of Presidency College, Chennai.
Historical photograph of the college (from the Illustrated London News, 1870)
Close up view of the main entrance to the Presidency College
The clock tower atop the building
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), making it the second longest urban beach in the world, after Cox's Bazar Beach. It is a prominent landmark in Chennai.
Marina Beach as seen from the Chennai Lighthouse
The beach promenade in 1913
C. N. Annadurai's Memorial
M.G.R. and Amma Memorial