Posts Tagged ‘chennai travel’

St. Thomas Basilica church Chennai, Chennai church tour

Friday, November 27th, 2009

When it comes about Chennai church tour, St. Thomas Basilica church comes here as a famous Chennai church that you must see while tour to Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

St. Thomas Basilica church is beautiful. It is unbearably white in sunshine. The church architecture is excellent. It reflects the sculpture of new political and economic fortunes of the next generation of colonists. The original modest Portuguese effort was replaced by the British. This church has a beautiful Gothic structure, stained glass, vaulting roofs and majestic nave. The apostles on the walls are confident and handsome. But in that intriguing pastiche true of almost all churches in south India, lotuses and peacocks and tulsi garlands abound.

Chennai Church, Churches in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Famous Church Chennai

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Chennai has about 120 churches. Here we will discuss about six famous Chennai church. There are many tour operators such as storytrails who organize those offbeat city tours by auto – new initiative taken by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.

1) On St. Thomas hill, an enjoyable place for trekking, there is an unexpectedly austere church – a square white structure with two mandatory side wings. There is no imposing spire or vaulting nave. It’s a simple almost drab place. St. Thomas the apostle preached and was killed here. Inside the church, two things stand out – the first is carved granite cross at the altar, which is known as the Thomas Cross and the second one is an ancient oil Madonna and child. It is believed that it is the one of those seven painted by St. Luke. The walls are decorated with paintings of apostles and their various gory deaths.