Vivekananda Heritage Museum

Vivekananda Heritage Museum is a museum in Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Vivekananda Heritage Museum is situated nearby to Vivekanandar Illam, as well as near Vivekananda Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vivekanandar Illam and Marina Beach.

Vivekanandar Illam

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Vivekanandar Illam, earlier known as Ice House or Castle Kernan, is a historical building in Chennai, India. It was constructed in 1842 by Frederic Tudor.

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, It is a prominent landmark in Chennai.

Parthasarathy Temple

Hindu temple

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The Parthasarathy Temple is a 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Vishnu in Chennai, India. Located in the neighbourhood of Thiruvallikeni, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th to 9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Parthasarathy Temple is situated 650 metres northwest of Vivekananda Heritage Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Triplicane and Chepauk.

Triplicane

Suburb

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Thiruvallikeni, also known as Triplicane, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Chennai, India. It is situated on the Bay of Bengal coast and about 0.6 km from Fort St George.