Marina Beach:
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| flickr: Marina Beach |
Marina Beach the most popular destination in Chennai. It is the
world's second largest urban beach and the country's largest beach. It runs some 15 kms in length and the sands are
almost a km in from the road. It is a
popular hangout of tourist visiting the city.
Yet another attraction at the beach is the Marina Beach Aquarium, country's first aquarium built in the
year 1909 that houses rare species of tropical and fresh water fishes. As the
sun comes down in the evenings, the beach is blessed with vividness as a fair
ground with various kinds of entertainment and food stalls lining the beach.
The Marina
Beach, covered with Silver sands, excellent
surf and a shimmering clean blue sea. It is one of the longest beaches in Asia. The Marina beach which adjoins the Bay of Bengal is
located on the eastern side of the city and extending
to a length of 13 km from St. George Fort to Mahabalipuram. Here, the
experience of watching the sun rise and set is at its captivating best, and
breathtaking. Enclosures with palm trees compel you to take a slow and relaxed
walk. However, swimming, bathing, taking a dip in the sea is not possible at
Marina beach as it is legally prohibited as there is turbulent under current
and chaotic.
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| flickr: Marina Beach |
There are
also pony rides available for both children and adults on the beach ground.
There are other attractions of historical monuments built at the junction of
pathway stand. Some of them include Annadurai and MG Ramachandran memorials,
statues of heroes from Tamil culture, Indo Saracenic buildings, monuments of
Tamil scholars, patriots and famous personalities including Mahatma Gandhi and
Subhash Chandra Bose.
One of the most remarkable effigies is the Triumph of
Labor by Debiprasad Roychowdhury. An aquarium, situated near the beach
country's first aquarium built in the year 1909, comprises of some of the most astonishing
and splendid range of tropical sea and fresh water fish.
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