Tourist places in Bangalore?

Question

can you tell some tourist places in bangalore
good ones

Answer 1

hey!!! there are so many places to visit in bangalore the list is too long for me to type.... you could check the site given below. Hope you like banglore and have a fantastic time....

http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/bangalore/

Answer 2

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.

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.

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.
for more info
www.indiatourism.com/banglore-travel/places-to-interests.html - 59k -

Answer 3

visveswaraiah museum, venkatappa art gallery, vidhana soudha, bull temple, lalbagh, [brigade road(for shopping), garuda mall, bangalore central, commercial street, forum mall], cubbon park and lot more places to view. You can refer to your telephone directory for more information on places.

Answer 4

lalbagh,cubban park,tippupalace,aquarium, vidhanasoudha,bulltemple,anjaneyatemple,water fountain on gigantic statue of lord siva depicting as ganga on the head of siva,visweswaramuseum,etc

Answer 5

u shud check out places like brigade road, lalbagh, science museum, mg road and other places like this

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

mysore palace , lal bagh.

Answer 9

Getting Your Bearings
Cubbon Park is the geographic center of Bangalore. About 2km west of the park, past the race course, are the railway and bus stations. The area between the park and the railway station is a busy shopping area, where many of the inexpensive hotels and restaurants are located. This is a convenient place to stay.

East of the park is Mahatma Gandhi Rd (MG Rd), Brigade Rd, and St. Mark’s Rd. This is where the tourist offices, airline offices, bookshops, GPO, government emporiums, and the better hotels are located, and this is also where the action is in Bangalore. The old section of the city is to the south.


Information
The Government of India Tourist Office (558-5417) is in the KFC Building, 48 Church St. Open weekdays 10 am to 6 pm and Sat 9 am to 1 pm.

The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corp (KSTDC) has its head office (221-2901, 227-5869) at 10/4 Kasturba Road, opposite the Aquarium. Open daily except Sun 10 am to 5.30 pm. There are also counters at the airport (6.30 am to 8.30 pm); railway station (6.30 am to 8.30 pm); Badami House (227-5869; fax [phone]), Narasimharaja Square; and St. Mark’s Rd, near MG Rd. They book tours of the city and surrounding area.

Government of Karnataka Department of Tourism (235-2901) 49 Khanija Bhavan, 2nd floor, Racecourse Rd, have a good deal of useful information (Mon-Sat 10am-5pm).
The Tirumala Tirupati Information Center is at Vyalikaval, 16th Cross (near Chowdiah Memorial Hall). You can reserve rooms here for accommodation on Tirumala Hill by Tirupati.

Bangalore This Fortnight is a good magazine with information about what is happening in Bangalore. It is available at the Tourist Offices and at some hotels. The Decan Herald newspaper lists events, usually on page 3.

The KSTDC sells a useful Downtown Bangalore Map (Rs 30) which lists the hotels and restaurants. Morris’s Guide to Bangalore and TTK Bangalore Guide are good guidebooks of the city.

Tours
Tours can be booked at the KSTDC office (221-5869), Badami House, NR Square, from 7.30 am to 7.30 pm daily.

There is a daily half-day Bangalore tour to Tipu’s Palace, the Bull Temple, the Museum, Govt. Emporiums, the Soap Factory, and Vidhan Soudha (7.30 am to 1.30 pm or 2 to 7.30 pm). It is a good tour (Rs 100).

The Srirangapatnam, Mysore and Brindavan Gardens tour includes Ranganatha Temple, the Fort in Srirangapatnam, Chamundi Hill, the Palace, the Art Gallery, the zoo, and the Cauvery Arts & Crafts Emporium at Mysore. The Rs 300 (Rs 400 for A/C bus) fee includes entrance fees. It is an interesting tour.

There is a daily tour to Belur, Sravanabelagola, and Halebid during the season, departing at 7.30 am and returning at 9 pm; Rs 150.



Shopping
Bangalore is known for its silks and handicrafts such as sandalwood and rosewood carvings, ceramics, and gold jewelry. The major shopping areas are MG Road, Brigade Rd, and Kempe Gowda Road. There is also the Jayanagar and Shrungar Shopping Centers.

Cauvery Arts & Crafts Emporium, 23 MG Rd, has a good selection of handicrafts, jewelry, carpets, and bronzes.

Spencer Department Store, on MG Rd, is as close to a Western department store as you will find in India. It has a good selection of foods and other items

Karnataka Arts & Crafts Emporium, on MG Rd, has a good selection of arts and crafts. Items are expensive, but the selection is interesting.



Cubbon Park and Museums
Located in the center of the city, this large park was established in 1864. It is named after the former chief commissioner, Mark Cubbon.

In the park, the Government Museum has a collection of Hoysalan sculptures, arrowheads from Mohenjo Daro, coins, and pottery. Next door is the K Venkatappa Art Gallery, which exhibits watercolor landscapes by K Venkatappa, a Mysore artist who painted much of the Mysore Palace. There are several of his paintings of Ooty. On the upper floors of the art museum are paintings by contemporary Karnatakan artists. Both places are open daily except Mon 10 am to 5 pm; admission for both is Rs 5.

Attara Kachari is the home of the High Court. Attara means “eighteen” in Hindi, and previously (until 1956), this building housed the eighteen departments of the Secretariat.

Across the road is the Vidhana Soudha (1958), which is the Secretariat and is used by the state legislature. It is an impressive, neo-Dravidian building built of Bangalore granite with statues of Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar on the front lawn. The four-headed lion of Emperor Ashoka (the symbol of India) is on top of the main entrance. It is open to the public only with special permission. On Sunday nights it is floodlit.

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium (220-3234) was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birthday of India’s first Prime Minister. Open daily except Mon, closed the second Tues of each month. English show 4.30 pm, Admission Rs 10, children Rs 5.

Gandhi Bhavan
Gandhi Bhavan (226-1967), Kumara Krupa Rd, is a memorial to the life of Mahatma Gandhi. On display are photographs, Gandhi’s wooden shoes, his clay drinking bowls, and many of his quotations.

There is a collection of letters he wrote to Roosevelt, Nehru, and Tolstoy. You may need to ask to have the door unlocked. Open daily except Sun 10 am to 1.30 pm and 3 to 5 pm; admission free.

Lalbagh Gardens
Hyder Ali established the beautiful Lalbagh Gardens in 1760. His son Tipu Sultan extended it to its present size and added a mango grove. There are over 1,000 different varieties of plants and flowers; 150 varieties of roses alone. One of the original towers built by Kempe Gowda to mark Bangalore’s city limits is located here. There is a lotus pond, an ornate clock, and the interesting Glass House in the middle of the park.

After the British took over Bangalore, Prince Albert Victor of Wales built the Glass House in the late 1800s to resemble the Crystal Palace in London. A flower show is held here during the weeks of Republic Day (Jan. 26) and Independence Day (Aug. 15).

Hyder Ali’s Fort and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace
This fort, on Krishnarajendra Rd, opposite Vanivilas Hospital, was originally built of brick and mud by Chikkadevaraga Wodeyar in the late 1600s. Hyder Ali renovated the fort in the 18th century. Much of the fort was destroyed in battles with the British, but what is left has been well preserved. There are a nice Ganesh (Ganapati) temple and some Islamic-style arches and towers.

The Summer Palace (1791) took ten years to complete. Many of the wall paintings have been painted over. Tipu Sultan called it Lask-e-Jannat or “the Envy of Heaven.” It is half a km south of the fort (open 9 am to 5 pm).Admission foreigner/Indian Rs 100/5

Bull Temple (Basavanagudi Mandir)
This temple is at the end of Bull Temple Road in the southwest part of the city, on Bugle Hill. It was built by Kempe Gowda, Bangalore’s founder. There is a huge Nandi bull here over 500 years old. It is 5m (16.5 ft) high and 6m (20 ft) long, carved from a single stone. The bull has a small iron plate on its head to prevent it, as tradition says, from growing. Open daily 9am-7pm. Bus 21, 35 and 49 come here.

Also, there is a Ganesh temple, with a large deity made of 110 kg of butter. The deity of butter is broken up and distributed every four years. Open daily to non-Hindus 8 am to 8 pm. Buses #34 or #37 come here from the City bus stand.
Gavi Gangadhareswara Temple

On January 14 (Makara Sankranti), between 5 and 6 pm, as the sun sets, its rays pass through the window and the horns of Nandi to strike the Siva-linga in this temple. There is also a deity of Agni, the fire-god, here. The temple is near the Kempambudi Tank, in the southwest part of the city. Kempe Gowda built it in the 16th century.
Maharaja’s Palace

The palace is located in the north part of the city. This extravagant building has battlements, fortified towers, ramparts, and is surrounded by a huge garden. The palace is open only one week a year in November.

ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Temple
This new, beautiful temple (321-956; fax 332-985; e-mail [e-mail]), located at Hare Krishna Hill, 1 ‘R’ Block, Chord Rd, Rajaji Nagar, was built at a cost of around 10 million dollars. The temples has towering gopurams, gold chandeliers, delicately crafted woodwork and sculptures. The Deities in this temple are Radha-Krishnachandra, Krishna-Balarama, Gaura-Nitai, and Sri Prahlada-Narasimha. It has an interesting state of the art multimedia cinema on the Hare Krishna movement and its philosophy. It is set in beautiful gardens with water fountains.

The temple is beautifully lite up at night. It has the world’s tallest gold-plated Dwajastambha (flagpost) at 17m (56 ft) high and the highest gold plated kalash shikara at 8.5m (28 ft) high.

There are elevators to aid the handicapped and aged get around. An average of around 9,000 people visit the temple daily and on Sunday around 20,000 people visit. The temple is open 7 am to 1 pm and 4.15 to 8.30 pm. It is 7km from the railway station and 13km from the airport.

There are guest facilities at the temple, but guests are expected to follow ashram rules.

Travel Agencies and Car Rental
Travels agencies: Thomas Cook (558-091), 70 MG Rd; Sita Travels (578-091), St Mark’s Rd; Travel Corp of India (221-2990), 9 Residency, Richmond Circle; Marco Polo Travel and Tours (223-6671), Janardhan Towers, 2 Residency Rd; and Trade Wings (221-4595), 48 Lavelle Rd.

Car rental places (by the day): Cab Service (558-612), Sahari Complex, Residency Rd; Ambassador Travel Services (224-1516), 76 Mission Rd, Kasturi Complex; and Ashok Travels (645-658), 6 First Main Rd, Sampangiramnagar.