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Architectural Building Attractions In Chennai District

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Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district or Madarasapattinam, is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. It is the smallest of all the districts in the state, but has the highest human density. The district is a city district which means that it does not have a district headquarters. Most of the Greater Chennai City comes under this district, erstwhile under Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts . As of 2011, the district had a population of 8,946,732 with a sex-ratio of 989 females for every 1,000 males.Expansion of the district due to take place in April 2018 will align the district with the Greater Chennai Corporation boundary, a...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Chennai District

  • 1. San Thome Church Chennai Madras
    San Thome Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai , India. It was built in the 16th century by Portuguese explorers, over the tomb of Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. In 1893, it was rebuilt as a church with the status of a cathedral by the British. The British version still stands today. It was designed in Neo-Gothic style, favoured by British architects in the late 19th century. This church is one of the only three known churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle of Jesus, the other two being St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia, Spain.
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