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 Bangalore
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.
Dodda Ganapathi Temple : A huge monolithic
statue of Ganapathi, 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 theatre 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.
The last decade has seen the silicon valley
boom in Bangalore with fortune top 100 companies like Wipro & Infosys
having their headquarters in this garden city.