Bangalore Travel

Bangalore
is one of the fastest - growing cities in India, attracting industry and
commerce from all over. It is the Cyber capital of India. Some of the largest
industrial plants in India like Hindustan Aeronautics, Hindustan Machine
Tools and Bharat Electronics are located here. The city is studded with
beautifully-laid out gardens, wide tree-lined avenues, imposing buildings
and lively bazaars.
The Vidhana Soudha is one of India’s most spectacular buildings, built of
granite in the neo-Dravidian style of architecture. Cubbon Park, covering
an area of 120 hectares, is full of flowering trees and beautifully landscaped.
Some of the other attractions in Bangalore are the Lalbagh Gardens, Tipu
Sultan’s Palace and the Bull Temple.
Bangalore -"
Garden City...Silicon Valley of India...Fastest
growing city in SE Asia...A place to come back home...Mini Subcontinent".
Founded by KEMPE GOWDA more than400 years ago, Bangalore is special in every
respect - a SalubriousClimate, Beautiful parks, Avenues, Old and New Buildings,
Museum, Theatre, above all theCultured People - a standing testimony for
Secular INDIA.
Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka, is a veritable melting pot of
various races and cultures. This Garden City has well - laid out parks,
gardens, long avenues of blossoming trees and salubrious climate. Emerging
as the hi-tech capital of India, it still retains a charm that is totally
Indian. Founded in 1537 by a local Chieftain Kempe Gowda, Bangalore has
changed dramatically over the years.
There are numerous 'not-to-be-missed' sights in Bangalore like the magnificent
Vidhana Soudha, sprawling Cubbon Park. Colourful Lalbagh etc. - and the
convenient an exciting way to explore these sights is to take the KSTDC
conducted Bangalore Sight-seeing tour.
Places of Interest in Bangalore
Vidhana Soudha
One of the most prominent landmarks of the city, is a magnificent granite
structure housing both the Legislative Chambers of the State Government.
This building is standing tribute to the Indian Temple architecture and
the Pride of Bangalore.
Lalbagh
The exotic gardens, laid out by Hyder Ali in 1760, span an area of 240 acres
in the heart of Bangalore, is amongst Indias most beautiful botanical
parks. This holds the key to major contribution in maintaining the Citys
healthy environment for generations.
Palace of Tipu Sultan
Palace of the "Tiger of Mysore" - TIPU SULTAN is one of the most
remarkable Islamic buildings in the city, this two storeyed ornate wooden
palace has been converted into a museum and is a mine of information about
the glorious period of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.
Bull Temple
The Bull Temple is famous for the myth it carries and an awesome monolithic
deity of Nandi, the celestial bull, carved out in the typical Dravidian
style of architecture. The sheer size of the monumental structure measuring
4.57 metres in height and 6.10 metres in length, is breathtakingly real.
Museum
Museum is a tribute to the person who saw and appreciated the creativity
in nature, Sir M. Vishveshwaraiah, one of the architects of modern India.
It contains diverse information on the contribution of science and technology
to human welfare and industrial development.