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St. Mary's Co-Cathedral is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Armenian Street, Parrys corner, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed by Capuchins in 1658, it is one of the oldest churches in the former British India. For a long time Cathedral of the diocese it received the title of co-cathedral when the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore was transferred to San Thome Basilica.
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Tamil: ஆர்மேனியன் தேவாலயம் Ārmēniyan Tēvālayam; Armenian: Հայկական եկեղեցի
Constructed in 1712 and reconstructed in 1772. The graves of about 350 Armenians have been laid out throughout the Church. The founder, publisher and editor of the world's first Armenian periodical "Azdarar", Reverend Haroutiun Shmavonian, is buried here. The Belfry adjacent to the main church structure houses six large bells which are rung every Sunday at 9:30AM.
மெட்ராஸ் உயர் நீதிமன்றம் Medrās Uyar Nītimanram
The third-oldest high court in India and an example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. Covering , the court complex is one of the largest in the world.
The western wall of the Madras High Court houses a plaque marking the exact spot where the cell from the German Cruiser struck the high court wall during the bombertment of Madras on 22 September 1914. This happens to be the only attack on India during World War I
Great Kachali Pagoda
தர்ம கிடங்கு மசூதி Tarma Kiḍangu Machūdi
Rebuilt 2008.