Things to see in Bengaluru
Bengaluru is a city in India, with an urban population of about 6.8 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 13 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Park
Lalbagh Botanical Garden or simply Lalbagh, is a botanical garden in Bengaluru, India. It was originally built by Hyder Ali in 1760, during the Sultanate of Mysore.
2Cubbon Park Park
Sri Chamarajendra Park, formerly known as Cubbon Park is a landmark park in Bengaluru, located in the heart of the city in the Central Business District.
3Bengaluru Palace History
Bengaluru Palace is a 19th-century royal palace located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was commissioned by the Maharaja of Mysore, and was completed in 1874.
4Dharmaraya Swamy Temple Place of worship
Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple is one of the oldest and most famous Hindu temples of the city of Bengaluru, in Karnataka, India.
5Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace History
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, in Bangalore, India, is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan.
6Bengaluru Fort History
Bangalore Fort began construction in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijayanagara Empire and the founder of Bangalore.
7Dodda Ganeshana Gudi Place of worship
Dodda Basavana Gudi (the Nandhi Temple) is situated in Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, area of South Bengaluru, part of the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka.
8St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bengaluru Place of worship
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore in India.
9Bellandur Lake Nature
Bellandur Lake is located in the suburb of Bellandur in the southeast of the city of Bengaluru. It is the largest lake in the city.
10Ulsoor Lake Nature
Ulsoor Lake or Halasuru Lake, one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore, is located on the eastern side of the city. It derives its name from the name of the locality it is situated, namely, Halasuru, close to M G Road.
11Halasuru Someshwara Temple, Bangalore Place of worship
Halasuru Someshwara Temple is a Hindu temple, located in the neighborhood of Halasuru in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the old temples in the city, dating back to the Chola period, and it is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
12St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore Place of worship
St. Mary's Basilica is a shrine located in Shivajinagar (Blackpally) locality of Karnataka, India.
13Government Museum, Bengaluru Museum
Government Museum, Bengaluru, established in 1865 by the Mysore State with the guidance of Surgeon Edward Balfour who founded the museum in Madras and supported by the Chief Commissioner of Mysore, L.B. Bowring, is one of the oldest museums in India and the second oldest museum in South India.
14Freedom Park, Bangalore Park
Freedom Park is located in the Central Business District of the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was formerly the Central Jail.
15Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple Place of worship
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, or Sri Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipuram Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India.
16Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath College of Fine Arts Museum
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath is a visual art complex in Bangalore, India. It has 18 galleries, 13 of which have a permanent collection of paintings, sculptures and folk art.
17Nageshvara Temple Place of worship
The Nageshvara temple complex (also spelt Nagesvara and called Naganatheshvara locally) is located in Begur, a small town within the Bangalore urban district of Karnataka state, India.
18Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Museum
The Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Bangalore, India, a constituent unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, was established in memory of Sir M. Visvesvaraya.
19Kote Venkataramana Temple, Bangalore Place of worship
Kote Venkataramana Temple is a Hindu temple in Krishnarajendra Road, Bangalore, India dedicated to the Hindu god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of Mysore.
20Masjid-e-Bilal Place of worship
The Masjid-e-Bilal, also known as the Bilal Mosque and the Masjid Eidgah Bilal or the Eidgah Bilal Mosque, is one of the largest mosques of Bangalore Urban, in the state of Karnataka, India.
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