Fort St. George Museum
Fort St. George Museum is a museum in Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Fort St. George Museum is situated nearby to the government office Tamil Nadu Government Legislature & Secretariat, as well as near the city gate North Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort St. George and Chennai Fort railway station.
Fort St. George
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. Fort St. George is situated 310 metres west of Fort St. George Museum.
Chennai Fort railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rasnaboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chennai Fort is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery. Chennai Fort railway station is situated 590 metres northwest of Fort St. George Museum.
Chennai Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bellus Delphina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chennai Central, is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Chennai Central railway station is situated 1¼ km west of Fort St. George Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sowcarpet and George Town.
Sowcarpet
Neighborhood
Photo: RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sowcarpet is a neighborhood in the northern part of Chennai, India. Sowcarpet is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings.
George Town
Suburb
Park Town
Suburb
Park Town is a neighbourhood in downtown Chennai, India. It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of George Town. The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building.
Fort St. George Museum
- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Friday: closed - Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.08073° or 13° 4′ 51″ northLongitude
80.28761° or 80° 17′ 15″ eastLevels
3Operator
Archaeological Survey of IndiaOpen location code
7M5237JQ+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 1089790865OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Highlights include Tamil Nadu Government Legislature & Secretariat and North Gate.
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