| Dr. Annie Besant Park | |
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 Dr. Annie Besant Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Triplicane inChennai, India |
| Coordinates | 13°3′1″N80°16′50″E / 13.05028°N 80.28056°E /13.05028; 80.28056 |
| Operated by | Corporation of Chennai |
| Status | Open all year |
Dr. Annie Besant Park is an urban park atChennai,India. Technically a traffic island, it gained prominence due to its location at theMarina Beach.
Dr. Annie Besant Park is located at the junction of Dr. Besant Road and Kamarajar Salai nearVivekananda House inTriplicane, opposite Marina Beach.
The triangular park is technically a traffic island.
In 2010, a thematic sculpture of a boat, called the 'Fishermen at the Buckingham Canal', designed by the students of Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, was installed by theCorporation of Chennai.[1]
The park is one of the seven entry points to the beach where drop gates have been planned by the Corporation.[2]
