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Sights (8)

Cubbon Park

park in Bangalore, India

717m

12.9777.6

St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore

church in Karnataka, India

920m

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Vidhana Soudha

The legislative House of the State of Karnataka, this granite building was built by Sri K. Hanumanthaiya, Chief Minister of the then Mysore state between 1951-1956. A marvel of neo-Dravidian architecture, and one of the most imposing buildings in India. One of the interesting feature of this building in grand stairs in its front. The grand stairs has a flight of forty-five steps, 62 m (204 ft) wide and 21 m (70 ft) deep, giving a direct access to the foyer of first floor leading to an Assembly Chamber. The architecture of the building is based on Dravidian style, comprising richly carved bases and capitals for pillars, deep friezes, kapotha cornices, chaithya arches, heavy pediments domical finials. At the same time, the construction was on modern designs, making use of the present-day materials like steel, reinforced concrete, glass, and plastic. General public and tourists are not allowed to enter the ground or the building. It can only be viewed from the road and footpath outside the boundary walls.

1.1km

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Lal Bagh

Garden and lake inside-the lake offers a pleasant view and is home to some water birds

3.1km

12.9577.59

Kengeri

suburb of Bangalore

15km

12.9177.48

Electronic City

suburb of Bangalore

15km

12.8577.67

Aero India

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Dodda Alada Mara

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Bangalore

India
Someday we will visit Bangalore or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Bangalore

Bangalore, now known officially as Bengaluru, is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.

Bangalore is known as the "Garden City of India" because of its greenery, broad streets and the presence of many public parks, such as Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park. Bangalore is sometimes called as the "Pub Capital of India" and the "Rock/Metal Capital of India" because of its underground music scene and it is one of the premier places to hold international rock concerts. In May 2012, Lonely Planet ranked Bangalore third among the world's top ten cities to visit.

Bangalore lies in the southeast of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is in the heart of the Mysore Plateau (a region of the larger Precambrian Deccan Plateau) at an average elevation of 900 m (2,953 ft). It is located at 12°58′N 77°34′E / 12.97°N 77.56°E / 12.97; 77.56 and covers an area of 741 km (286 sq mi). The majority of the city of Bangalore lies in the Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka and the surrounding rural areas are a part of the Bangalore Rural district. The Government of Karnataka has carved out the new district of Ramanagara from the old Bangalore Rural district.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

27.9°C15.8
Precipitation: 1.9 mm

Feb

30.7°C17.5
Precipitation: 5.4 mm

Mar

33.1°C20
Precipitation: 18.5 mm

Apr

34°C22
Precipitation: 41.5 mm

May

33.3°C21.7
Precipitation: 107.4 mm

Jun

29.6°C20.4
Precipitation: 106.5 mm

Jul

28.3°C19.9
Precipitation: 112.9 mm

Aug

27.8°C19.8
Precipitation: 147 mm

Sep

28.6°C19.8
Precipitation: 212.8 mm

Oct

28.2°C19.6
Precipitation: 168.3 mm

Nov

27.2°C18
Precipitation: 48.9 mm

Dec

26.5°C16.2
Precipitation: 15.7 mm