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Fort St. George
symbolises the beginning of British rule in India. Presently
it is used as the offices of the Tamil Nadu Secretariat and
the Legislative Assembly. Today, it is the commercial center
of Chennai where the streets are crowded by the buyers and
sellers of different goods.
Fort St. George, a creation of the British in the year 1640
marks the beginning of developing
Madras (Chennai) as a
modern city. It looks more like a complex of the
well-maintained colonial mansions then a fort. It houses a
place where Lord Clive - The establisher of British rule in
India used to live. Fort St. George houses the tallest
towering flagstaff in India. The building had been
constructed in a typical English style of architecture of the
17th and 18th century. It once housed the British regiment
mess and later the lighthouse.
Buildings Inside the fort
The Church
St. Mary's Church - the first English Church built in 1678-80
is the oldest surviving British church in India. It was the
venue for the marriage of Lord Clive. The Church is known as
the Westminster Abbey of the East.
Museum
The fort also holds a museum; the museum exhibits the items
of the British rule. These Relics of the British rule are
reminders of the pain suffered by the Indians. On the first
floor of the building lies the banquet hall, which holds the
paintings of the Governor of the Fort and other high
officials of the Regime.
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