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It is at
Kamarajar Road. It is the first British fort build
around 1653 by the British East
 India Company. It
has a 20 feet thick wall. The present structure, a
fine example of 17th century British military
architecture, was mostly built in 1966. The
country's tallest flagstaff is here, thought to be
over 300 years old. The 24 black Charnockite pillars
are those reclaimed by the British in 1762 of the
original 32 which once formed the colonnade of the
present Secretariat building. It remains the symbol
of the British Raj. Now it houses the Secretariat
and the Legislative Assembly.
The best time to visit is on a Sunday. Tel: 2566566
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