Southern India
Tamil Nadu
Chennai

Kaj Schmidt Memorial

The Kaj Schmidt Memorial is an architectural landmark commemorating a sailor who drowned in 1930 trying to save the life of a woman. It is located at Elliot's Beach in , , .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Chennai, India
  • Also known as: “Karl Schmidt Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ashtalakshmi Temple and San Thome Basilica.

Hindu temple
Photo: Sudharsun.j, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ashtalakshmi Kovil is a , which lies on the shorelines near the Elliot's beach, in , . The temple is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, and her eight primary forms – the Ashtalakshmi – the giver of all eight forms of wealth, namely, offspring, success, prosperity, wealth, courage, bravery, food, and knowledge. is situated 790 metres south of Kaj Schmidt Memorial.

Church
Photo: PlaneMad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
San Thome Church, officially known as the National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, is a church of the Catholic Church in India, at the neighbourhood of Chennai, in . is situated 4 km north of Kaj Schmidt Memorial.

Hindu temple
Photo: Nsmohan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva, located in , adjacent to the beach of . It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams where two of the most revered Nayanars, Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their verses during the 7th century CE. is situated 2 km southwest of Kaj Schmidt Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Besant Nagar and Shastri Nagar.

Suburb
Photo: Sankar Pandian, CC BY 2.0.
is an upscale, exclusive residential neighbourhood in South , . It is located along the coast of the . The neighbourhood is inhabited by highly affluent population and is dotted with many upmarket restaurants, cafes and boutiques.

Neighborhood
Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of , the southernmost state of India. It is located on the of the .

Suburb
Photo: Bharathmeister, CC BY 3.0.
is a largely residential neighborhood located in the south of , , India. witnessed a spike in its economy with the construction of Chennai's first dedicated technology office space, the Tidel Information Technology Park in neighboring Taramani.

Kaj Schmidt Memorial

Latitude
12.99943° or 12° 59′ 58″ north
Longitude
80.27212° or 80° 16′ 20″ east
Open location code
7M42X7XC+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 379696345
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q6372233
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In Other Languages

“Kaj Schmidt Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Tamil: “கார்ல் இசுமிட் நினைவுச்சின்னம்”

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Highlights include Pigeon Hill and Elliot’s Beach Gym.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kaj Schmidt Memorial”. Photo: Salemjones, CC BY-SA 4.0.