Karnataka Travel Info
BangaloreTravel Info
Bangalore,
the city of gardens is a quietly bustling city lined by trees and interspersed
with wide streets and lanes. The city, founded in 1537 by Kempe Gowda, and
situated at a height of 1914 meters, is the present capital of Karnataka.
Spacious parks, gardens and lawns, and wide sprawling buildings like the
Vidhan Soudha lend it an air of regality. Bangalore, which has a salubrious
climate all round the year, was a summer retreat for the British Raj, an
escape from the low-lying hot regions. During spring the city becomes a
riot of colours with the blossoming of gulmohars and jacarandas.
Now a busy commercial and industrial centre, in addition to being the state
capital, Bangalore has a lot to offer to business travellers as well. Many industrial
units manufacturing such diverse items as aircraft, telephones, pharmaceuticals
textiles, electronic goods and machine tools have come up in recent years. Nevertheless,
bangalore continues to retain its essential garden city ambience.
Access
Bangalore is excellently connected by air, road and rail to the rest of the
country.
Places of Interest
The
18th century Lal Bagh laid by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, the Cubbon Park,
the Vidhan Soudha, the now-in-ruins fort which was later rebuilt/extended,
the Bull Temple, Tipu's Palace of 1791, the Dargah Hazrat Tawakkal Mastan
ShahSuhrawardi, the Dharmaraja Temple, the Venkataramanaswamy Temple, Visveswaraya
Industrial and Technological Museum, and the Museum among others.
Excursion
Nandi Hills (60 km), Bannerghatta National Park (21 km), Ramohalli (28 km),
Muddenhali (near Nandi Hills); Shivaganga with an amazing statue of Nandi; Linga
Ganesha and Cobra; Goat's Leap (96km) an enchanting picnic spot. Day trips can
be taken to Mysore and the beautiful Brindaban gardens.
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