Gate Building, Ooty

Gate Building, Ooty is a historic building in Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu which is located on Botanical Garden. Gate Building, Ooty is situated nearby to Breeks Open Air Stadium, as well as near Hebron School.

Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Historic building
Description: Heritage building in Ooty, South India
Also known as: “Gate Building” and “Gate Building, Government Botanical Garden, Ooty”
Address: Botanical Garden, Ooty, 643001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hebron School and Doddabetta.

Hebron School

School

Hebron School is a co-educational independent boarding school in the hill station known as Ooty, in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The school follows the British school system and offers study for IGCSEs, AS and A levels. Hebron School is situated 270 metres east of Gate Building, Ooty.

Doddabetta

Peak

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Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Doddabetta is situated 3½ km southeast of Gate Building, Ooty.

Udhagamandalam

Railway station

Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Udagamandalam railway station, also known as Ooty railway station, is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. Udhagamandalam is situated 2 km southwest of Gate Building, Ooty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ooty and Manthada.

Ooty

Photo: Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ooty, short for Ootacamund and officially Udhagamandalam, is a popular hill resort in the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. The name Udhagamandalam is derived from the Toda word "othakal-mund" which means "house in mountains".