Prominent Attractions of Bangalore                                                                  

According to legend Bangalore has got its name from the Kannada words‘Benda Kalu Ooru’ or ‘Place of Baked Beans’. As per the same King Veeraballa of Vijayanagara while travelling through the forests of Bangalore forgot his way and consequently he got exhausted and  also he felt  hungry.  Fortunately he found  a poor, old woman  in a hut  who felt pity upon him and so she served him with baked beans or ‘Benda Kalu’ in Kannada language. In gratitude  he christened the place ‘Benda Kalu Ooru’ or ‘Place of Baked Beans’ which later on became Bangalore.

Location 

It is located in the State of Karnataka, India   It has got a Large Number of  Attractions.  However the Prominent among them are State Legislative Assembly Tower or Vidhan  Soudha, Lalbagh or Red Garden, Cubbon Park, Nehru  Planetarium, etc.

‘Vidhan Soudha’

It has been constructed incorporating the Best Architectural Features of Kannadas, Cholas, Dravidians, Rajasthanis, etc.  A Thirty Meter Dome towers over it surrounded by a Four-Headed Ashoka Lions, the National Emblem of India.  Illuminated on Sunday evenings it looks marvelous.

Lalbagh

It  is one of the Best Botanical Gardens of South Asia.  .   

Laid out by Hyder Ali, the Ruler of Mysore in 1760  as a Private Garden of 40 acres and designed on model of Garden  at Sira in Tumkur, 120 km from Bangalore, it was further developed by Ali’s son Tipu Sulan, British, etc. Now it has an area of 240 acres and  has over 1000 Species of  Flora which include rare collection of Tropical Plants, Trees, Herbs, etc.   Glass House modelled on Crystal Palace of London is its Principal Attraction. It is aesthetically designed with Lawns, Flowerbeds, Lotus Pools, Fountains, etc. and it has been accorded the Coveted Status of Government Botanical Garden  in 1856 and since then it has been a Centre For Scientific Study of  Plants, Conservation of Plants, etc. 

Cubbon Park

Located 5 km from Railway Station, in 1927 it was officially renamed Sri Chamarajendra Park to commemorate Silver Jubilee Rule  of Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar in Mysore State. Many  official and public buildings are located within the Park.  The High Court, Indira Priyadarshini Children’s Library, City Central Library, Government Museum, Art Gallery, Aquarium, etc, are located in Park.  It is spread over an area of 300 acres with lush grass area with flowers, flowerbeds,  illuminated fountains, etc.

Nehru Planetarium

Founded in 1989 it hosts daily various programmes to educate people on astronomy.  It also has a Sky Theatre with a Sitting Capacity for 225 Persons with a Dome of Fifteen Meters Diameter which enables you to view mysteries of outer space.

How To Reach

By Air

Bangalore is an International airport and as such it could be reached easily by air from any part of the globe.

By Train

It is well connected by train to all the major cities of India

By Road

It could be reached easily by road from any part of India.

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