--- title: "Fort St. George · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/fort-st-george-plc_1S6X5RNFN6MNJQQNDYZMM63MGR" updated: null --- # Fort St. George · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Fort St. George · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/fort-st-george-plc_1S6X5RNFN6MNJQQNDYZMM63MGR) attraction # Fort St. George It was established as the East India Company's fortified foothold in Madras and it was from this small trading post (or 'factory' as it was then known) that British influence spread throughout India. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Fort+St.+George&city=Chennai&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Ffort-st-george-plc_1S6X5RNFN6MNJQQNDYZMM63MGR&lat=13.079722&lon=80.286944) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Fort+St.+George&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Ffort-st-george-plc_1S6X5RNFN6MNJQQNDYZMM63MGR) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Fort St. George](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZRR4XP0VFYRWW31XTCZS0S) Photo: L.vivian.richard at English Wikipedia · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFort_St._George%2C_Chennai_2.jpg) 3 more photos - ![Fort St. George, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQDHGVTV6930FQMNB3HWMM?w=640) Photo: Herman Moll · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%22A_Plan_of_Fort_St._George_and_the_City_of_Madras%2C%22_by_Herman_Moll%2C_from_'Modern_History_or%2C_the_Present_State_of_all_Nations'%2C_by_Thomas_Salmon%2C_published_by_Bettesworth_%26_Hitch%2C_London%2C_1726.jpg) - ![Fort St. George, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZRZWGBFKG0A353J5N521P4?w=640) Photo: Bellin · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%22Plan_of_Madras_and_of_the_Fort_of_St._George%2C_taken_by_the_French_the_24th_September_1746.jpg) - ![Fort St. George, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT1T265Q2RKKWNFAGWPYVJ?w=640) Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A*%22Fort_St._George_in_the_East_Indies%2C%22_from_the_London_Magazine%2C_1754.jpg) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.079722&mlon=80.286944#map=16/13.079722/80.286944) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The establishment of Fort St. George marked the birth of the new city that is Madras, in the year 1640. The fort was named after St George, the patron saint of England. The British East India Company, after buying the land from the Nayak of Vandavasi in 1639, led the establishment of what was called the Madrasemen, the permanent settlement of the company. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chennai/North) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Fort+St.+George&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Ffort-st-george-plc_1S6X5RNFN6MNJQQNDYZMM63MGR&title=At+Fort+St.+George) No public streams or clips from here yet. 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