(1) Central college (The pik does not do justice to this nice redcoloured building. In those days the only university was the Mysore University. The post graduate sections were in Mysore (humanities and social sciences) and Bangalore ( natural sciences). Central College used to house the science departments.
(2) Town hall- This was built in mid 1930s. Even today (2007) this place hosts many events
(3) Vidhana soudha (being built)- This houses the state ministerial offices as well as the halls for holding legislative meetings. This is a magnificient structure(may be little too luxurious for this nation, at least at that time) The builidng was built in the reign of Sri K.Hanumanthaiya. He (the Chief Minister ) got lot of flak for this building
(4),Basavangudi temple - Probably the oldest temple in the city - It has a huge stone Bull( Nandi). It is very near our house in Kalappa Block
(5) Public library in Cubbonpark. An old red building
(6) Kempegowda tower- built by the erstwhle ruler Kempe Gowda in the 16th century. He is credited with founding Bangalore. 4 such towers were built by him around the city.
(7) Lal bagh - The Botanical garden. These beautiful gardens were founded by Haider Ali inthe late 18th century. What is seen here is part of the Glass House based on a famous structure in London 9Kew Gardens?)
(8) Mahatma Gandhi Road- This is the most famous road in Bangalore. In the earlier days it was called South Parade.
(9) In the centre is the old Government building called Atara Kacheri
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