Chennai's Travel Anatomy
My blog is about the Chennai city in south India. It is an attempt to provide a glimpse about the city that includes the must visit attractions in the city, a lazy weekend gateways from the Chennai such as Pondicherry,Auroville, Mahabalipuram ,Tranquebar and kanchipuram & an insight into the Tamil civilization.
Semmozhi Poonga (Classical Language Park) Chennai
There are lots of biological specimens in Semmozhi Poonga.The garden features eight subgardens displaying flora of different varieties, such as a tree court, mural walk and bonsai, herbal and exotic gardens, in addition to an artificial duck pond. Incorporating elements of an Indian-Buddhist garden, the garden has a wide variety of indigenous species across 22 exclusive areas including palm court, tree court, golden garden (featuring plants that flower in different shades of gold), water and rock garden, butterfly garden, fern garden, sunken garden and theme garden. Twenty-five thematic gardens, including herbal, aromatic, maze and cascade adorn every corner of the park. The garden boasts several exotic herbal species and 90-odd spiral-shaped and multi-branched miniature trees grown in containers. The Bonsai garden is dotted with trees whose height range from 1 foot to 4 feet. At the fag end of the park is the Cascade garden.
Address:Cathedral Road-Anna SalaiJunction, (opposite to the American Consulate)
Fee:Rs 5 (Morning Walk Pass RS 150 valid for one month (6-8AM)
Contact:044-28110077
Holiday: Tuesdays
Timings: 10:00-18:00hrs
Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmozhi_Poonga
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