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St. Andrew's Church in Chennai also popular as St. Anrew's Kirk will entice you with its Georgian architecture. Located on the Poonamallee High Road and not too far from the Egmore Railway Station in Chennai in India, St. Andrew's Church is one of the unique structures in the southern part of the country, which have received acclaims for their architectural grandeur and intricacy. Also known as the Queen of Scottish Churches in the East, St. Andrew's Church in Chennai was sanctified in1821 and built for the Scottish Community in the city. Though the foundation was laid in 1818, East India Company led by Major Thomas Fort de Havilland and Colonel James Caldwell, built it following the model of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
Fast Facts of St. Andrew's Church in Chennai
Location: St Andrew's Church, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai 600 003
For More Information, contact the Pastor, Phone: 91-44-538 3508
Features of St. Andrew's Church in Chennai
- St. Andrew's Church in Chennai is one of the aesthetically rare neo-classical churches in the country.
- The church interiors have been magnificently done with rich mahogany wood work.
- You will be impressed by the floor of the church designed with chequer-board pattern of marble exuding of grandeur.
- The dome of St. Andrew's Church in Chennai with a diameter of 52 feet and painted with the blue shaded lapis lazuli, is worth watching and is supported by 16 Corinthian circular pillars.
- About 150 wells were dug to lay the foundation of St. Andrew's Church in Chennai.
- You will also be attracted by the décor of the walls of St. Andrew's Church in Chennai.
- You can reach up the roof of the building by a narrow stairway.
- While one of the inner halls has a bell, the church tower is visible in the front.
- What you must relish about St. Andrew's Church in Chennai is the lime stucco work, intensifying the aesthetic value of the structure.
- Various charitable and community projects are undertaken by St. Andrew's Church in Chennai.
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