Places of Interest in Bangalore
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.
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.
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.
ISKCON Temple
A
blend of modern technology and spiritual harmony is the Hare Krishna Temple,
built on the hillock with a panoramic beauty, which attracts thousands of devotees.
Tipu Sultan's Fort and Palace
A very small portion of the mud fort built by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan,
stands to this day, which is a far cry from the original. But the summer Palace
of the great hero, Tipu Sultan, built in wood and ornately decorated, remains
untouched by the vagaries of time.
Venkataramanswamy Temple
This ancient temple built by Maharaja Chikka Devaraya Wodeyar, situated next
to the summer palace of Tipu Sultan, is a fine example of Dravidian architecture.
Dharmarayana Karaga
A religious festival celebrated every year during March/April with lots of religious
fervour by the people of Bangalore is celebrated in the night.
Thavakkal Mastan Saab Dargah
This Durgah of the Sufi saint Thavakkal Mastan is associated with the Karagega
festival as the procession always stops to pay respects before it proceeds to
the
temple of Dharmaraya. A true symbol of the unity that exists amongst the people
of different faiths.
Infant Jesus Church
The Infant Jesus Church in Viveknagar is another world famous wonder, which
attracts thousands of devotees from all castes, creeds and religions for thanks
giving and rejoicing.
Whitefield
It is synonymous with the Ashram of Sri Satya Sai Baba, which is thronged by
devotees from the world over.
International Tech Park
Located
at Whitefield, it is most modern and successful software tech park, acting as
the frontline Institution for export oriented software units, thus emphasizing
the status of Bangalore as the IT capital, as also the Silicon Valley of India.
Ulsoor Lake
This lake is the heart of the city which attracts people for its boat rides
and its picturesque tiny islands. The Someshwara Temple, built by Kempegowda
is located nearby.
St. Mary's Basilica
Abbe Dubois, a French missionary built a small chapel in 1818 and later this
was transformed into a huge Gothic style church by Rev. Kleiner in 1882 which
is decorated with stained glass from Europe. The Church was given the status
of a Basilica in 1973 through a papal order by Pope John Paul IV.
