Bangalore’s salubrious climate (which has earned it the sobriquet “Pensioners’ Paradise”) and green environs have attracted so many scientists, industrialists, academics, and defense personnel since the 1980s that Bangalore is now the fastest-growing city in India and the national center of telecommunications and information technology. This explosive boom has drawn multinational corporations (Oracle, Motorola, Sun Microsystems) and the combination of money and international influence has made the city increasingly snazzy, with such Western commercial elements as trendy boutiques and nearly 200 pubs, where beer is drunk with gusto (although local authorities have recently enforced an 11 P.N.4 closing time). Students, software engineers, and even families huddle in pubs, pizza parlors, and cyber kiosks and window-shop in splenc!'” malls. Yet effective urban planning\u2014rare in India\u2014has given the city a serene, orderly feel.<\/p>\n
It’s hard to spend more than a day seeing Bangalore’s historic sights. You’ll have plenty of time left over to soak up the city’s fresh, con-temporary feel by browsing its shops, trying some of its excellent restaurants, and knocking back a beer or two in a pub.<\/p>\n
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Bangalore Tourist Attractions<\/p><\/div>\n
Bangalore’s heart is the area near Mahatma Gandhi, Brigade, and Residency roads. The bustling streets around the train station and Race Course Road are also well worth getting lost in for a couple of hours. For a good tour, start with a taxi to the Bull Temple. A 20-minute walk east on B. P. Wadia Road brings you to the tropical Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens. Head north through the gardens and come out on the Lal Bagh Fort Road side; turn left onto this road and continue to a large intersection. On your left is Krishnarajendra Road; on your right, Avenue Road. Turn onto Avenue Road, and shortly, on your left, where Avenue Road is intersected by Albert Victor Road, you’ll come to Tipu’s Palace.<\/p>\n
Outside the palace, the urban scenery is rather dull, so you might decide to cheat and take an auto-rickshaw. If you do, stop at Mysore Bank Circle and walk down K. G. Road for 10 minutes to get a feel for this crowded area. Alternately, follow the narrow, busy Avenue Road for about 2 km (1 mi) to reach Mysore Bank Circle and K. G. Road. From some point on K. G. Road, take an auto-rickshaw to Vidhana Soudha, on Dr. Ambedkar Veedi Road, the spectacular building that houses the state legislature. To your right is the red-brick High Court of Karnataka. Continue up Dr. Ambedkar Veedi Road until you come to Cubbon Road (here, again, the scenery is insignificant, so you may want to cut to an auto-rickshaw). From Minsk Square you can walk left along Cubbon Road or straight toward Queen’s Circle, with the cricket stadium on your left and Cubbon Park on your right. From either one, return to Queen’s Circle, where M. G. Road starts.<\/p>\n
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Bangalore Tourist Places<\/p><\/div>\n
By now you may need refreshment. Head across M. G. Road to Brigade Road and you’ll see the Cyber Cafe on your left. After putting up your feet for a bit, head back to M. G. Road: To your left and right are several ritzy shopping arcades and state-run crafts and silk emporiums. Wandering in and out of these can eat up a happy afternoon.<\/p>\n
You’ll need the best part of a day for this walk; though taking auto-rickshaws on the plainer stretches can save a few hours. The Lal Bagh Gardens deserve at least an hour, Tipu’s Palace half an hour, and the Vidhana Soudha another half an hour. Shoppers will have a grand old time, but even diehards will probably want to call it a day after three hours. It’s best to set off fairly early in the morning, as the gardens are most pleasant then (and in the early evening).<\/p>\n
List of Top 4 Sightseeing Places in\u00a0<\/strong>Bengaluru<\/strong><\/h2>\n#1. Bull Temple<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Bull](\"https:\/\/www.swantour.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bull-Temple-Bangalore.jpg\")
Bull Temple Bangalore<\/p><\/div>\n
This small temple houses the enormous 1786 monolith of Nandi, the sacred Hindu bull, vehicle of Shiva. The temple’s front yard bustles with activity: Peddlers sell coconuts, bananas, and jasmine blossoms for offerings. Don’t be alarmed if a woman sitting on the pavement suddenly yanks out a live cobra from a straw basket in front of her, taunting it to fan out its collar: For a few rupees, you can snap a photo of the angry creature from as close (or as far) as you wish. In-side, Nandi lies in his traditional position, leaning slightly to one side with his legs tucked beneath him. The bull’s hefty black bulk is beautifully carved and ornamented with bells, and glistens with coconut oil that priests apply regularly to keep the stone moist.<\/p>\n
#2. Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Lal](\"https:\/\/www.swantour.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lal-Bagh-Botanical-Gardens-Bangalore.jpg\")
Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens Bangalore<\/p><\/div>\n
This 240-acre park is one of the remaining reasons for Bangalore’s increasingly obscure nickname, “The Gar-den City.” Closed to auto traffic, the park is laced with pedestrian paths past more than 100 types of trees and thousands of varieties of plants and flowers from all over the world. Most of the flora is in their fullest bloom between October and December. Some trees, like the venerable 200-year-old elephant tree near the western gate entrance, date from the time of Tipu Sultan, who continued to develop the park in the late 18th century after the death of his father, Hyder Ali, who designed the grounds in 1760. Marking the heart of Lal Bagh is the Rose Garden, a square, fenced-in plot blooming with some 150 different kinds of roses. Just beyond, near the north gate entrance, is the Glass House, a cross-shaped pavilion built in 1881 with London’s Crystal Palace in mind. Twice a year, around Independence Day (August 15) and Republic Day (January 15), week-long flower shows are held here.<\/p>\n
#3. Tipu’s Palace<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Bull Temple Bangalore<\/p><\/div>\n
This small temple houses the enormous 1786 monolith of Nandi, the sacred Hindu bull, vehicle of Shiva. The temple’s front yard bustles with activity: Peddlers sell coconuts, bananas, and jasmine blossoms for offerings. Don’t be alarmed if a woman sitting on the pavement suddenly yanks out a live cobra from a straw basket in front of her, taunting it to fan out its collar: For a few rupees, you can snap a photo of the angry creature from as close (or as far) as you wish. In-side, Nandi lies in his traditional position, leaning slightly to one side with his legs tucked beneath him. The bull’s hefty black bulk is beautifully carved and ornamented with bells, and glistens with coconut oil that priests apply regularly to keep the stone moist.<\/p>\n
#2. Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/h2>\nLal Bagh Botanical Gardens Bangalore<\/p><\/div>\n
This 240-acre park is one of the remaining reasons for Bangalore’s increasingly obscure nickname, “The Gar-den City.” Closed to auto traffic, the park is laced with pedestrian paths past more than 100 types of trees and thousands of varieties of plants and flowers from all over the world. Most of the flora is in their fullest bloom between October and December. Some trees, like the venerable 200-year-old elephant tree near the western gate entrance, date from the time of Tipu Sultan, who continued to develop the park in the late 18th century after the death of his father, Hyder Ali, who designed the grounds in 1760. Marking the heart of Lal Bagh is the Rose Garden, a square, fenced-in plot blooming with some 150 different kinds of roses. Just beyond, near the north gate entrance, is the Glass House, a cross-shaped pavilion built in 1881 with London’s Crystal Palace in mind. Twice a year, around Independence Day (August 15) and Republic Day (January 15), week-long flower shows are held here.<\/p>\n
#3. Tipu’s Palace<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens Bangalore<\/p><\/div>\n
This 240-acre park is one of the remaining reasons for Bangalore’s increasingly obscure nickname, “The Gar-den City.” Closed to auto traffic, the park is laced with pedestrian paths past more than 100 types of trees and thousands of varieties of plants and flowers from all over the world. Most of the flora is in their fullest bloom between October and December. Some trees, like the venerable 200-year-old elephant tree near the western gate entrance, date from the time of Tipu Sultan, who continued to develop the park in the late 18th century after the death of his father, Hyder Ali, who designed the grounds in 1760. Marking the heart of Lal Bagh is the Rose Garden, a square, fenced-in plot blooming with some 150 different kinds of roses. Just beyond, near the north gate entrance, is the Glass House, a cross-shaped pavilion built in 1881 with London’s Crystal Palace in mind. Twice a year, around Independence Day (August 15) and Republic Day (January 15), week-long flower shows are held here.<\/p>\n
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