Place
St. Mark's Cathedral
A Church of South India cathedral at the west end of MG Road, built 1808–1812 as a garrison church and modelled on St Paul's in London; rebuilt after a 1923 fire.
Why it’s worth it
A calm colonial-era church interior a few steps from the MG Road traffic.
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