Royapuram

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Royapuram is a locality in the northern part of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for its beach, and for Royapuram Railway Station. The station is the first railway station of south India, opening in 1856, and is today the oldest surviving railway station of the Indian subcontinent ()

Coordinates: 13°6'15"N, 80°17'37"E

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Tamil NaduIndia

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Royapuram – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Armenian Church, Kalikambal Temple, St. Mark's Church, Rajaji Salai.

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Church
Armenian Church, Chennai
29 min walk • Saint Mary Church of Chennai, constructed in 1712 and reconstructed in 1772, is one of the oldest churches of the Indian subcontinent, located in Chennai. It is famous for its belfry of six.
0.7 miSW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Kalikambal Temple, Chennai
19 min walk • The Kālikāmbal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shri Kāligāmbāl and Lord Kamadeswarar, located in Parry's corner locality of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is located in Thambu Chetty Street, a prominent financial street at Georgetown, running parallel to Rajaji Salai.
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Church
St. Mark's Church, Chennai
14 min walk • St. Mark's Church is a Church in the neighbourhood of Madipakkam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Rajaji Salai, Chennai
32 min walk • Rajaji Salai, also known as North Beach Road or First Line Beach, is one of the main thoroughfares of the commercial centre of George Town in Chennai, India. The road connects Royapuram in the north with Quibble Island in the south.
0.5 miN
Temple
Royapuram fire temple, Chennai
13 min walk • Jal Phiroj Clubwala Dar E Meher, popularly known as the Royapuram fire temple, is a Zoroastrian fire temple at Royapuram, Chennai, India. It was built in 1910 and donated to the Madras Parsi Zarthosti Anjuman by philanthropist Phiroj M. Clubwala. The temple is one of the 177 odd fire temples in the world, of which some 150 are in India.
1.5 miSW
Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai
39 min walk • Ekambareswarar Temple, Chennai is a Hindu temple situated in the neighbourhood of Parry's corner, Chennai, India dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was constructed by Alanganatha Pillai, chief merchant of the Madras factory of the British East India Company.
0.5 miSW
Temple
Krishnaswami Temple, Chennai
12 min walk • The Krishnaswami Temple is a Hindu temple located in the neighbourhood of Muthialpet in Parry's corner, Chennai, India. It was constructed in the 18th century and was the site of a major dispute between Left hand and Right hand castes in 1787 resulting in a major riot.
1.1 miSW
Church
St Mary's Co-Cathedral, Chennai
28 min walk • St. Mary's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic church in Armenian Street, Chennai, India. Constructed by Capuchins in 1658, it is one of the oldest churches in the former British India.
0.8 miS
Mosque
Dharma Kidangu Mosque, Chennai
20 min walk • Dharma Kidangu Mosque is a mosque situated in Angappa Naicken Street in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is considered to be the oldest mosque in Muthialpet.
1 miSW
Temple
Kandaswami Temple, Chennai
25 min walk • Kandaswami Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Murugan, located in the Parry's corner neighbourhood of Chennai city, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called 'Mutthu Kumāra Swāmi deva sthānam' and popularly known as Kandha kottam.
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Church
St. Peter's Church, Chennai
8 min walk • St. Peter's Church is one of the oldest churches in Royapuram area of Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.