Bangalore
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Overview
Bangalore, with a population of around 6.1 million (2006), is India's third largest city, and the fifth largest metropolitan area of India. The history of the city is traceable at least to a thousand year, though the recorded history of Bangalore begun with the establishment of a settlement in the year 1537 by Kempe Gowda I. Gowda build a mud fort and established it to serve as a post of the famous Vijayanagara Empire of the 15th century onwards until its decline by the mid-17th century. The city of Bangalore, however, continued to thrive and grow under the control of the successive rulers.
The city located an altitude of 920 m has a salubrious climate, and until very recently when the population grew very fast, the city was really a garden city, an epithet by which the city is still known. Presently, Bangalore is the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, and has emerged a preferred destination of many national and transnational Information Technology companies. At the same time, it is also a preferred destination for domestic and international tourists, and along side Chennai, a gateway to many exotic places of South India.
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Hotels and lodging
Attractions
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Bangalore, the Garden City, has many places to be seen and felt and enjoy. It would depend on you to select the activity you like and pursue the same while in Bangalore. There are historical monuments, virgin natural spots, shopping complexes, food plazas and courts, and joints just to hang around.
- Tourist Attractions
- Ulsoor Lake
- Lalbagh Botanical Gardens
- Cubbon Park
- Legislative Assembly
- Nehru Planetarium
- Tipu's Summer Palace
- Bull Temple
- Museums
- Visveswaraiah Industrial and Technological Museum
- Government Museum
- Around Bangalore
- Bannerghatta National Park
- Channapatna
- Mekedatu
- Ramohalli
- Hesaraghatta
- Shivaganga
- Shivanasamudram
- Hogenekkal Falls
- Devarayanadurga
- Chowdaiah Memorial Hall
Shopping
Maps and transportation
Getting to Bangalore
Exploring Bangalore
Practical information and resources
- Currency: Indian Rupee
- Electric supply: 220 Volts
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (IST), which is UTC +5:30
- Language: Kannada and Hindi. One can also manage with Simple English.
Restaurants
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Nightlife
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External resources
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