Anna Flyover

Anna Flyover

Anna Flyover (also known as Gemini Flyover), lies in the heart of Chennai. Opened in 1973, it was the first flyover in Chennai. [ [http://www.chennaibest.com/discoverchennai/sightseeing/history/1951.asp History of chennai, from ChennaiBest.com] ] [Chennai architecture] Its main purpose is to allow traffic movement on Mount Road — now renamed Anna Salai — near Nungambakkam High road (Uthamar Gandhi Salai) to continue unhindered by the cross traffic.

It was built on the land originally housing The Gemini Studios (a contemporary of A.V.M.) along with property from the Woodlands Drive-In Restaurant.Fact|date=January 2008 On two sides of the circle roundabout below the centre of the flyover are two identical statues of a man controlling a horse placed there to commemorate the banning of horse racing.

Before climbing Anna Flyover (when heading in the direction towards the airport) to the left are theOxford University Press and the United States Consulate, and to the right one can find the remains of the old Safire Theatre complex.

Gemini studio has been demolished and a shopping complex called Parsn Manere and a 5-star deluxe hotel called The Park have sprung up in its place.

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