Travel Point India takes you on tour to the beautiful city of Bangalore.This vibrant city in South India is the capital city of Karnataka and a major industrial and commercial center of the south India. Being the main center of India's software industry, the city is well known as the Silicon Valley of the country.
With numerous gardens and historical sites situated here Bangalore is also called as the city of Gardens. On your travel to Bangalore you can visit the places including Vidhan Soudha or the State Secretariat, which forms one of the prime attractions of the Bangalore city. Other places like the Government Museum of Bangalore and the Visvesvaraya Technological and Industrial Museum are worth visiting. The Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, which holds a number of flower shows, especially during the Republic Day attracts several tourists every year. The Fort and Palace of Tipu Sultan is a major tourist attraction in Bangalore. Visit Ulsoor Lake on your tour to Bangalore that makes an ideal spot for picnics.
Places to see on your tour:
Vidhan Soudha: On your Travel to Bangalore visit the Vidhan Soudha, which is one of the main places to see on your tour. Built in the year 1954, the architecture of the building is based on the neo Dravidian style and it presently houses the Legislative Assembly of the state of Karnataka. The building also houses a part of the Karnataka secretariat.
Lal Bagh Gardens: Lal Bagh is a must see while on travel to Bangalore. The name Lal Bagh has been given to it for the wonderfully bloomed red roses that remain blooming all through the year in this garden. The garden has also a collection of famous Botanical species. Though the flow of visitors to the park is a regular affair, the garden gets a festive look during the Republic Day and on the days of flower shows that are held here.
Bangalore Palace: Built in the year 1887, Bangalore palace is one of the main places to see on your tour to Bangalore. The architecture of the palace is based on the Tudor style. The palace is situated in the middle of the Bangalore city making it easily accessible for the tourists. Covering an area of about 800 acres, the palace gives a look of the Windsor Palace of England.
Venkatappa Art Gallery: On your travel to Bangalore you can visit the Venkatappa art gallery, which is a pleasant treat for the art lovers. It has about 600 paintings on display that you can see all through the year. This art gallery also has some of the exclusive collections of scenic displays.
Tipu's Palace: The palace and the fort of Tipu Sultan is one of the most visited places on your tour to Bangalore. The architecture, the layout and the overall look of the palace gives you the idea of the ethnic Mughal lifestyle. The fort and its remains present the history of the era in which it was built. The construction of the Tipu's palace was started by Haider Ali and completed by Tipu Sultan himself.
Bull Temple: On your tour to Bangalore you can visit the Bull Temple. This temple in Bangalore is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Nandi, the bull. Here you can find a huge monolithic statue of the sitting bull that draws a large number of people to this place every day. The statue is 4.5 meters tall and 6 meters long and has been at this place long before the present temple was built.
Travel Tips: The city of Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year; it is neither too cold nor too hot. You can book any of the five star hotels in Bangalore to make your tour memorable. The Bangalore Airport is 13 km east of the City Station from where you can take a flight to important cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Kochi, Mangalore, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. Bangalore has direct international flights to Muscat, Sharjah and Singapore. Your tour to Bangalore becomes more comfortable with a number of daily express trains operating from the city to other parts of India.Bangalore has a large bus terminal, which is near the railway station, links it well to the nearby areas like Mysore, Hospet, Chennai and Mumbai.
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