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	* [[Parks in Chennai]]		* [[Parks in Chennai]]

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{{Infobox park
| name = Dr. Annie Besant Park
| photo = AnnieBesantPark_Triplicane_Chennai.jpg
| photo_width = 240
| photo_caption = Dr. Annie Besant Park
| type = [[Urban park]]
| location = [[Triplicane]] in [[Chennai]], {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| coords = {{coord|13|3|1|N|80|16|50|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| created =
| operator = [[Corporation of Chennai]]
| visitation_num =
| status = Open all year
| embedded =
}}

'''Dr. Annie Besant Park''' is an urban park at [[Chennai]], [[India]]. Technically a traffic island, it gained prominence due to its location at the [[Marina Beach]].

==Location==
[[File:AnnieBesantPark Triplicane Chennai FishermenStatue.jpg|thumb|210px|Fishermen statue at Annie Besant Park]]
Dr. Annie Besant Park is located at the junction of Dr. Besant Road and Kamarajar Salai near [[Vivekananda House]] in [[Triplicane]], opposite Marina Beach.

==The park==
[[File:MarinaBeach FishermenStatue.jpg|thumb|left|210px|'Fishermen at the Buckingham Canal' statue]]
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 the [[Corporation of Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Peter
| first = Petlee
| title = Thematic sculptures at traffic locations
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 27 June 2010
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article487851.ece?css=print
| access-date = 4 Feb 2013}}</ref>

The park is one of the seven entry points to the beach where drop gates have been planned by the Corporation.<ref>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Drop gates to come up along Marina Beach service lane
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 14 December 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/drop-gates-to-come-up-along-marina-beach-service-lane/article4196797.ece
| access-date = 4 Feb 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Parks in Chennai]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Dr. Annie Besant Park, Chennai}}
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chennai]]
[[Category:Parks in Chennai]]
[[Category:Urban public parks]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Annie Besant]]

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