Government Museum Egmore
The Amaravati sculptures and the Chola bronzes.
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.0713, 80.2570
Get the Government Museum Egmore stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Government Museum Egmore. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Government Museum Egmore
Thousand Lights Mosque 1.8 km
A Shia mosque of 1810 named for the lamps it took to light the assembly hall.
The Island, Chennai 2.3 km
An island made on purpose in the Cooum in the early 1800s, in the middle of Chennai.
Valluvar Kottam 2.5 km
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Parthasarathy Temple 2.9 km
An eighth century Pallava foundation at Triplicane, to Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer.
Fort St George 3.1 km
The first English fortress in India, begun in 1644, and the seed the city of Madras grew around.
Marina Beach 3.5 km
Thirteen kilometres of sand along the Bay of Bengal, one of the longest urban beaches anywhere.
Kalikambal Temple 4.3 km
A temple in George Town that Shivaji is said to have visited in 1677.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple 4.4 km
A Dravidian temple in Mylapore with a gopuram covered in painted figures, rebuilt in the sixteenth century.
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Questions
Where is Government Museum Egmore?
Government Museum Egmore is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thousand Lights Mosque (1.8 km), The Island, Chennai (2.3 km), Valluvar Kottam (2.5 km).
How do I get the Government Museum Egmore stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Government Museum Egmore and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Government Museum Egmore before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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