Trip to Visit Important Cemeteries Memorials and Statues in Chennai

Trip to Visit Important Cemeteries Memorials and Statues in Chennai

Here are some selective list of Cemeteries, Memorials and Statues, behind the each below attractions has various reasons and stories in different time periods. Who are looking something unusual attractions in city, this tour is the best option for them.
• Madras War Cemetery 
• Victory War Memorial 
• Anna Memorial 
• MGR Memorial
• Statue of Labour
• Gandhi Statue
• Vivekananda House

Itinerary
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Stop At: Madras War Cemetery, Mt Poonamalle High Rd, Nandambakkam, Chennai (Madras) India

Chennai which has 856 common wealth burials of World War II. This memorial does not contain any real buried dead bodies, but it only has memorials with names of dead soldiers in World War II since their memorial maintenance could not be assured elsewhere.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Victory War Memorial, South of Fort St. George, Chennai (Madras) 600009 India

It was originally built to honor the soldiers who sacrificed their life during World War I and was known as 'Cupid's bow'. After World War II, it became Victory War Memorial.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Anna Memorial, On Marina Beach, Chennai (Madras) India

A memorial constructed in memory of former Chief Minister Anna Durai who was cremated here

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: MGR Memorial, Marina Beach, Next to Anna Memorial, Chennai (Madras) 600005 India

This memorial was constructed in the memory of Former Chief Minister M.G.Ramachandran who was also a popular cinema hero. He died in the year 1987 and he was cremated at this place.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Vivekananda House, Main Road Front Of Marina Beach, Chennai (Madras) India

House where Vivekananda stayed for nine days during his visit in 1897. it is commonly called Ice House also has small exhibition on Vivekananda’s life and Hindu Tradition. Opens 10am–12:30pm then

3–7:30pm closed on every Monday national holidays

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Gandhi Statue, Marina Beach Road, Chennai (Madras) India

 A prominent statue of Mahatma Gandhi on a high pedestal along the Marina Beach Road. 


Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 31 RK Mutt Rd, Chennai (Madras) India

For meditation

Duration: 20 minutes