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{{Infobox park<br />
| name = Anna Nagar Tower Park<br />
| photo = Annanagar Tower.jpg<br />
| photo_width = 240<br />
| photo_caption = The tower at the Tower Park<br />
| map = India Chennai<br />
| map_caption = Location within Chennai<br />
| label = Tower Park<br />
| type = [[Urban park]]<br />
| location = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]<br />
| nearest_city = <br />
| coords = {{Coord|13.086777|80.214354|display=inline,title}}<br />
| area = {{convert|15.35|acre|km2}}<br />
| created = 1968<br />
| manager = [[Corporation of Chennai]]<br />
| visitation_num = <br />
| status = {{unbulleted list|'''Park:''' Open|'''Tower:''' Closed}}<br />
| designation = <br />
| open = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Anna Nagar Tower Park''', officially known as '''Dr Visvesvaraya Tower Park''', is an [[urban park]] in the suburb of [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]]. It is the tallest park tower in Chennai. This park hosts a statue of [[Lise Meitner]]. The tower has been closed for the public. However the park is still open.<ref name="Hindu_JoggersPark"/><br />
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==History==<br />
Anna Nagar Tower Park was built in 1968 as part of the World Trade Fair.<ref name="Hindu_JoggersPark">{{cite news | author = Sudhish Kamath| title = Joggers Park | work = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 25 September 2012 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/joggers-park/article3935462.ece}}</ref> The park was built by B. S. Abdur Rahman and was inaugurated by former Vice-President [[V. V. Giri]] in the presence of the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [[C. N. Annadurai]] on 21 January 1968.<ref name="Hindu_JoggersPark"/><br />
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The park was renovated at a cost of {{INR}} 62 million and reopened in 2010.<ref name="Hindu_JoggersPark"/><ref name="TOI_ParkSetForCompleteMakeover">{{cite news| title = Tower park in Anna Nagar set for complete makeover | location = Chennai | date = 25 January 2009 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-25/chennai/28028292_1_nagar-park-new-parks-road-park| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130216064905/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-25/chennai/28028292_1_nagar-park-new-parks-road-park| url-status = dead| work = [[The Times of India]] | archive-date = 16 February 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
Anna Nagar Tower Park is located near the chief roundabout of the neighbourhood (known as the Anna Nagar Roundana) and the [[Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, Chennai|Anna Nagar Ayyappan Temple]]. The park has two entrances. The main entrance is located on the 3rd Main Road next to the Tower Club. The second entrance lies near the Ayyappan Temple on the 6th Main Road.<br />
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==The park==<br />
The park covers an area of 15.35 acres and is one of the few remaining lung spaces in the city. The main component of the park is the 135-foot-tall, 12-storied tower located at the centre of the park. The tower has cyclic ramp spiraling to the top. The tower also has an elevator at the centre. The park, along with the tower, is maintained by the [[Chennai Corporation]]. The park has an amphitheatre, a bird-watching deck, badminton courts, play area for kids, a skating rink, a lake, and convenience facilities for the visitors.<br />
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After the December 2015 rains, the Lake area is full of large fishes, Birds and Turtles and has become a major attraction for the locals<br />
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Since the local police are not able to effectively manage the tower, entry to the tower has been banned since 2011 due in part to instances of suicides and scribblers, thereby depriving the city of a valuable tourist location.<ref name="Hindu_JoggersPark"/> In 2018, the authorities started renovating the tower at a cost of {{INR}} 3 million with a plan to reopen the tower to the public.<ref name="HinduDownTown_TowerIsBack">{{cite news| last = Kurian | first = Shiba | title = The tower is back | location = Chennai | work = The Hindu | date = 9 March 2018 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/the-tower-is-back/article23001782.ece | access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Anna Nagar Tower Park From Entrance 20Jan2013.jpg|The fountain and tower as seen from the entrance<br />
File:AnnaNagarTowerPark Plaque at the entrance 20Jan2013.jpg|The plaque near the entrance<br />
File:AnnaNagarTowerPark Tower 20Jan2013.jpg|The tower at the park<br />
File:AnnaNagarTowerPark Walkway 20Jan2013.jpg|Walkway with the entrance at the background<br />
File:AnnaNagarTowerPark Walkway2 20Jan2013.jpg|Walkway seen from near the tower<br />
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==Nearby attractions==<br />
* Aavin Ice Cream Parlor <br />
* Tower Club<br />
* Connections<br />
* Anna Nagar Plaza<br />
* Little Italy<br />
* [[Anna Nagar Ayyappan Koil, Chennai|AnnaNagar Ayyappan Koil]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Anna Arches]]<br />
* [[Parks in Chennai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Commons category|Anna Nagar Tower Park}}<br />
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{{Chennai topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Parks in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Urban public parks]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to C. N. Annadurai]]<br />
[[Category:1968 establishments in Madras State]]</div>CleanupBot II