16 Sights in Bengaluru, India (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Bengaluru, India. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 16 sights are available in Bengaluru, India.

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1. Bangalore Palace

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Bangalore Palace is a 19th century royal palace located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, in an area that was owned by the Rev. John Garrett, the first principal of the Central High School in Bangalore, now famous as Central College. The commencement of the construction of the palace is attributed to him.The palace belongs to Maharaja Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and his wife Her Highness Pramoda Devi Wadiyar.

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2. Cubbon Park

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Cubbon Park, officially Sri Chamarajendra Park, is a landmark park in Bengaluru, located in the heart of the city in the Central Administrative Area. Originally created in 1870 under Major General Richard Sankey, then British Chief Engineer of Mysore State, it covered an area of 100 acres (0.40 km2). Subsequent expansion has since taken place and the park's area is now reported to be 300 acres (1.2 km2). It has a rich recorded history of abundant flora and fauna plantations coupled with numerous impressive and aesthetically located buildings and statues of famous personages, in its precincts.

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3. Queen Victoria

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Queen Victoria Rajesh Dangi aka Rajesh dangi at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore, is located at Queen's Park, next to Cubbon Park, Bangalore Cantonment, at the junction of 3 roads, at the border between the Cantonment and the Bangalore Pete. The statue was unveiled on 5 February 1906 by the then Prince of Wales, George Frederick Ernest Albert. The statue was raised out of funds raised by the residents of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station and contributions made by Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. This Statue of Queen Victoria is one of the five of the original 50 statues of Queen Victoria which were installed in British India, to still stand at its original location. The statue has blossoms of jacaranda falling around. On the other end of Queen's Park is the Statue of King Edward VII.

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4. Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

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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. The 4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft) building was constructed in Cubbon Park, and was inaugurated by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 14, 1962. The museum displays industrial products, scientific models and engines.

Wikipedia: Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (EN), Website

5. Infant Jesus Church

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Infant Jesus Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bangalore. Established in 1971, in Neelasandra near Vivek Nagar area of Bangalore, the church is dedicated to Infant Jesus. It is known as the Infant Jesus Shrine and was built to commemorate the historic Infant Jesus of Prague; since then numerous miracles have been attributed to the shrine leading to its increasing popularity. A new church building adjacent to the old building was added in 2005.

Wikipedia: Infant Jesus Church, Bangalore (EN)

6. St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral

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St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore in India. Initially, Bangalore was the seat of the diocese of Mysore from 1886 to 1940 and during this time, St. Patrick's church in Bangalore was the cathedral of the diocese. When the diocese of Mysore was bifurcated on 13 February 1940 to form the diocese of Bangalore, St. Francis Xavier's church was chosen as its cathedral.

Wikipedia: St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore (EN)

7. St Mary's Basilica

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St. Mary's Basilica is a shrine located in Shivajinagar (Blackpally) locality of Karnataka, India. It is among the oldest churches at Bangalore and the first church in the state that has been elevated to the status of a minor basilica. It is famous for festivities held during the St. Mary's Feast in the month of September each year, attracting devotees from the entire metropolitan area of Bangalore.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore (EN)

8. Lumbini Gardens

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Lumbini Gardens was a public park on the banks of the Nagawara Lake in Bangalore, Karnataka. It contained an eco-friendly boating park and a 12,500 square foot artificial beach and children's pool., But has since ceased operations since december of 2019 as the forest department of karnataka hasn't renewed the lease between these parties on the grounds that lumbini gardens ltd has polluted the lake

Wikipedia: Lumbini Gardens (EN)

9. The Holy Trinity Church

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The Holy Trinity Church Charles Haynes / CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy Trinity Church, located at Trinity circle at the east end of the MG Road, is an Anglican church and a major landmark in Bengaluru. It was built in 1851, for the British Regiment stationed there. Built in the English Renaissance style, the church can accommodate 700 people and is regarded as the largest "military" church in southern India. It has a congregation of over 450 families

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Bangalore (EN)

10. St. John's Church

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St. John's Church is located in St. John's Hill, Cleveland Town, Bangalore Cantonment, India, in between Promenade Road and St. John's Church Road. The church is the fourth oldest Protestant church in the city, with a distinct red edifice and towering steeple, rising out of the leafy surroundings. The church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist.

Wikipedia: St. John's Church, Bangalore (EN)

11. St. Mark's Cathedral

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St. Mark's Cathedral

St. Mark's Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Central Karnataka of the Church of South India. The cathedral church, noted for its English Baroque architecture inspired by the 17th century St Paul's Cathedral, is located at the west end of Mahatma Gandhi Road, MacIver Town, Bangalore.

Wikipedia: St. Mark's Cathedral, Bangalore (EN), Website

12. Bugle Rock Park

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Bugle Rock is a massive rock in the Basavanagudi area of South Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. It is an abrupt rise above the ground of peninsular gneiss as the main rock formation and with an assessed age of about 3,000 million years. Bugle Rock has generated wide interest among the scientific community.

Wikipedia: Bugle Rock (EN)

13. Lady Jehangir Kothari Memorial Hall

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Lady Jehangir Kothari Memorial Hall

Sir Jehangir Hormasji Kothari,, was a Parsi businessman, merchant and a prominent philanthropist from Karachi during British colonial rule. Today, he is best remembered for the Jehangir Kothari Parade, an elevated sandstone walkway used to walk to Clifton Beach on the Arabian Sea.

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14. ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra Temple

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Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra Temple is one of the largest Krishna-Hindu temples in the world. It is situated in Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. The temple is dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Krishna and propagates monotheism as mentioned in Chandogya Upanishad.

Wikipedia: ISKCON Temple, Bangalore (EN)

15. Museum of Art and Photography

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Museum of Art and Photography

The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) is a private art museum based in Bangalore, India that is a custodian to a collection of Indian art, textiles, photography, craft, and design objects spanning from the twelfth century to the present.

Wikipedia: Museum of Art & Photography (EN), Website

16. Dodda Ganesha Temple

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Dodda Ganesha Temple

Dodda Basavana Gudi is situated in Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, area of South Bengaluru, part of the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. The Hindu temple is inside a park called Bugle Rock.

Wikipedia: Dodda Basavana Gudi (EN)

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