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Chennai is a city, Madras is the emotion. On this Madras Day on August 22, Tamil Nadu's capital city celebrates its 377th birth anniversary. To commemorate which, Madras Week celebrations will be in full swing during August 22-28. S Mutthiah, renowned historian and one of the people responsible for creating the day, had said that the primary motive of celebrating Madras Day was to focus on the city, its past and present. Chennai is home to beautiful imperial architecture, intricately designed temples and famous beaches. And the week-long celebrations paying a tribute to all that will include heritage walks to the city's beautiful architectural wonders, food festivals, film screenings and public performances. Click through to see the beauty that is Chennai. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Did you know the Egmore station — the oldest and the biggest station in South Railways — was actually a fort, called the Egmore Redoubt, apparently used by the British to store ammunition. (Source: adventurous-freak/Instagram)
The Ripon Building — a fine example of neo-classical style of architecture, a combination of Gothic, Ionic and Corinthian — is the seat of the Chennai Corporation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Source: @d1ne8h/Instagram)
Santhome Church in Chennai, also known as Santhome Cathedral Basilica and International Shrine of Saint Thomas Cathedral Basilica, sits on the tomb built over the mortal remains of one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ — St Thomas. (Source: @rohit.chhawchharia/Instagram)
2. Chennai, India: Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is the biggest cultural, economic and educational centre in South India. Chennai is one of the Indian cities most visited by foreign tourists, and is the 30th most visited city in the world according to Mastercard. (Source: @padikaatha_pasanga/Instagram)
One of the most important railway hubs in South India, the Gothic-style inspired building of the Egmore railway station was apparently started to be built in 1906 and is one of the most prominent landmarks of Chennai. (Source: @_mr.photographer/Instagram)
