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A Guindy Base

Park Hyatt Chennai is on Velachery Road near Raj Bhavan in Guindy. Use that specific district and address as the starting point for the places you intend to visit.

Colonial Objects And An Old Exchange Hall

The Fort Museum at Fort St George occupies a building completed in 1795 that first housed the office of the Madras Bank. Its upper hall served as the Public Exchange Hall, hosting meetings, lottery draws and occasional entertainment.

The collections include coins, medals, uniforms and other colonial-period objects from England, Scotland, France and India. Original letters by Clive and Cornwallis add written records to the portraits and military material.

Relocated Homes At DakshinaChitra

At Muttukadu on the East Coast Road, DakshinaChitra approaches South Indian heritage through traditional houses. Buildings from different regions were purchased, dismantled and relocated, with exhibits explaining the lives of the communities that inhabited them. Recreated streetscapes place domestic architecture alongside the region’s craft traditions.

The museum’s own buildings and layout also have an architectural story. Laurie Baker contributed its spatial concept and building approach, while Benny Kuriakose designed the public buildings and supervised the conservation and reconstruction of the heritage houses. This is a southern outing from Chennai, separate from the central fort precinct.

For a wider India journey, Chennai provides an urban Tamil perspective.