TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT IN
BANGALORE
++ LALBAGH BOTANICAL GARDEN
++ BANGALORE PALACE
++ VIDHANA SOUDHA
++ ULSOOR LAKE
++ ST.MARY'S BASILICA
++
HAL AEROSPACE
MUSEUM
++ MYSORE PALACE
++ CUBBON
PARK
++ BANNERGHATTA NATIONAL PARK
++ WONDERLA
other places
+ VISVESVARAYA INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
+
ISKCON TEMPLE
+ DODDA GANESHANA GUDI
+ BANGALORE AQUARIUM
+ GAVI GANGADHARESHWARA TEMPLE
+ JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
PLANETARIUM
+ HALASURU SOMESHWARA TEMPLE
+
MALE MAHADESHWARA TEMPLE
+ RAGIGUDDA ANJANEYA TEMPLE
+ BELLANDUR LAKE
Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, meaning
The Red Garden in
English, is a well known botanical garden in southern
Bangalore, India.
The garden was originally commissioned by
Hyder Ali, the ruler of
Mysore, and later finished by his son
Tipu Sultan
It has a famous glass house which hosts an annual flower show. Lal Bagh houses
India's largest collection of tropical plants, has an aquarium and a lake, and is one of the main tourist attractions in
Bangalore.
Built in 1887 by
Chamaraja Wodeyar,
Bangalore Palace is inspired by
England's Windsor Castle.
This beautiful palace has
Tudor style architecture, with fortified towers, arches, green lawns, and elegant woodcarvings in its interiors.
The
Vidhana Soudha, located in
Bengaluru, is the seat of the state legislature
of Karnataka.
It is an imposing building, constructed in a style sometimes described as Mysore Neo-Dravidianand and incorporates elements of Indo-Saracenic and Dravidian styles
The beautiful
Ulsoor Lake is spread over an area of 125 acres. It was constructed by
Kempegowda II. Boating and swimming pool are the great attractions of the lake.
St. Mary's Basilica is a basilica located in the
Archdiocese of Bangalore in the
Indian state of Karnataka.
It is the oldest church in Bangalore and is the only church in the state that has been elevated to the status of a minor basilica.
HAL Aerospace Museum is India's first aerospace museum located at
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited premises, in Bangalore.
Established in
2001, the
Museum is part of the HAL
Heritage Centre and
Aero Space Museum, and showcases the growth of the
Indian aviation industry and HAL for six decades.
Tipu Sultan's
Palace and
Fort was originally built by Chikkadeva Raya in mud.
Later, Hyder Ali started reconstruction in
Indo-Islamic architecture. This was completed by his son, Tipu Sultan, in 1791.
The
Hindu temple seen in the courtyard of the fort is the proof of Tipu Sultan's religious tolerance.
Located in the heart of city, set on a
300 acre area,
Cubbon Park is a great place to laze around in the lush green paradise. It has a treasure of different species of exotic plants.
The park was named after the erstwhile
Commissioner of Bangalore,
Sir Mark Cubbon.
Many ornamental and flowering trees, both exotic and indigenous, can be found in the park.
Bannerghatta National Park, near
Bangalore, Karnataka, southern India, was founded in
1971 and declared as a national park in
1974.
In
2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological
Park.
Bellandur Lake is a lake which lies to the southeast of the city of Bangalore, and is the largest lake in the city. It is a part of
Bellandur drainage system that drains the southern and the southeastern parts of the city.
- published: 11 Jun 2014
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