Bangalore
Travel Guide
Places of Interests in Bangalore
Vidhana Soudha:
A magnificent building of the Neo-Dravidian style ,houses the State Legislature.
It was conceived and executed by Kengal Hanumanthaiah, the former Chief Minister
of Karnataka in 1956.
Attara Kacheri (High Court):
"Eighteen offices" is the literal meaning of this very elegant two
storied building facing Vidhana far from there is the sprawling Cubbon Park,
Vishveshwarajap Museum of Science and Technology and Venkatappa Art Gallery.
Lalbagh Gardens:
This expanse of greenery is one of India's most beautiful botanical gardens.
It was laid out by Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan in the 18th century, Within the
Gardens there is a beautiful lake with a water spread area of 1.5 Sq.Kms dotted
with picturesque tiny islands. It is a good picnic spot.
Cubbon Park:
This beautiful park, which spreads over 300 acres in the heart of the city,
serves as the lung space of the evergrowing Banglore city. Designed by Lt. General
Sir Mark Cubbon, in 1864, is dotted with beautiful statues, flowering trees,
fountains and a library its midst.
The Government Museum:
One of the oldest museums in the country, established in 1886, has a unique
collection of sculptures, inscriptions, paintings, icons and also some relics
from Mohenjodaro.
Visweswaraiah Industrial & Technological Museum:
This museum is tribute to Sir. M. Vishweswaraiah the Architect of modern Karnataka,
a must see for students and Science buffs, Which presents the amazing wealth
of modern science.
Venkatappa Art Gallery:
The Art Gallery has a permanent display of paintings and sculpture by the renowned
artist K.Venkatappa.
Karnataka Folk Museum:
The Karnataka janapada trust manages this museum where many rare masks, artifacts
and costumes are displayed. It also boasts of an impressive collection of folk
music and videos of folk dances. It is located at Kumara Park West, Sheshadripuram.
Aquarium:
A variety of exotic fishes are the attraction in this diamond shaped Aquarium,
which is at the enterance of the Cubbon Park.
Jawahar Bal Bhavan:
A children's theatre, an amusement park and a toy train are the main attractions
here. Closed on Mondays and second Tuesdays of the month.
Bull Temple (Dodda Basavanna Temple):
The gigantic image of the celestial bull, Nandi, which stands at 4.57 meters.
in height, is a classic example of Dravidian architecture. A yearly festival
to celebrate the harvesting of peanuts, (Kallekai parse) is held here during
the month of Nov-Dec. which attracts large crowds from all over the state.
Dodda Ganapathi Temple:
A huge monolithic statue of Gapnapati, which attracts thousands of devotees
every day. One of the oldest temples of Bangalore.
Bugle Rock:
This rock stands as a mute witness to the bygone era of the founder of Bangalore,
when it served as the watchtower and incase of any attack, a bugle call from
here alerted the inhabitants of the town.
Sri Gavi Gangadareshwara Temple:
A unique phenomenon of this cave temple is the sunlight passes through the horns
of the bull to light up the Gavi Ganagadareshwara idol on the day of Makara
Sankranthi i.e. January 14th or 15th every year.
Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium:
The sky threatre with a dome of fifteen metres in diameter attracts all the
amateur astronomers and the commoners to this Planetarium, founded in 1989 to
commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the First Prime Minister
of India.
Musical Fountain:
Another attraction opposite the planetarium is the musical fountain and its
dancing waters. The Bangalore Palace: Modeled after the Windsor Palace, this
beautiful granite palace was built by the Wodeyars, the erstwhile rulers of
Mysore.
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