Semmozhi Poonga (Classical Language Park) (Chennai)
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world-class botanical garden near Anna flyover in Chennai by the horticulture department. The garden was opened on 24 November 2010. The garden is located in the Cathedral Road-Anna Salai junction, opposite to the American Consulate, on the erstwhile Drive-in Woodlands Hotel. Encompassing an area of 20 acres[1], the botanical garden is being built at a cost of INR 80 million. More than 500 species of plants are being grown in the area, in addition to the 80 trees that was already in existence during the development of the park, some of them being more than 100 years old. The garden houses some of the popular exotic flora and rare plant species, medicinal and aromatic herbs. Many of the exotic plants are imported from countries like China and Thailand, including a plethora of bonsai varieties of ficus, microcarpa and ficus ginseng.
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Coordinates: 13°3'2"N 80°15'5"E
- Pachaiappa's College 3.5 km
- Theosophical Society 4.4 km
- My Lady Garden 5.1 km
- Guindy National Park 6 km
- Pallavaram hill 13 km
- The Great Hill Of Medavakkam 16 km
- Nanmangalam Reserve Forest 16 km
- Madurapakkam Forest Reserve 21 km
- Reserve Forest Area 24 km
- Pulicat Lake - Bird Sanctuary 79 km
- Synod - Madras Diocese - Church of South India 0.2 km
- US Consulate 0.2 km
- Anna flyover/Gemini flyover 0.2 km
- Agri-Horticultural Society 0.3 km
- fire station 0.4 km
- Stella Maris College, Chennai 0.5 km
- Gopalapuram 0.6 km
- Nungambakkam 0.9 km
- Alwarpet 1.5 km
- Nungambakkam 1.6 km
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