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Bengaluru Pete is the area of Bengaluru city [1] which was established by Kempegowda I (c. 1510–1570) in 1537 with roads laid out in the cardinal directions, and entrance gates at the end of each road. [1]
Bengaluru Pete was established by Kempegowda I in the 16th century, with different areas in the Pete named after the respective trade activities that took place or the communities that lived here. Earlier, the two main areas were Chikkapete and Doddapete , running from west to east and north to south respectively.
Name Image Summary Cantonment area : The Cantonment area in Bangalore was used as a military cantonment during the British Raj in the 19th century. After the Indian independence, the area merged with rest of the city but still retains names for localities and streets used by the British as well as the colonial architecture in many buildings.
Bangalore CBD, MG Road is seen. The central business district of Bengaluru is the area within a 6 km radius around Vidhan Soudha . [ citation needed ] This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire .
Kumara Park came into existence in 1947 and Jayanagar in 1948. In the 1960s and 1970s an elite neighborhood was developed in the former gardens of the Bangalore Palace, which was known as "Palace Orchards" now called Sadhashivnagar. The area is now home to many of the wealthy members of Bangalore society, celebrities and politicians.
Nearly 350 species of birds have been recorded from the Bangalore region [11] of which around 60 species may be seen with ease. Bangalore has an active bird watching club that meets every Sunday. Bangalore Aquarium is the second largest aquarium in India. It is located at the entrance of Cubbon Park in Bangalore, India, and was established in ...
Kalasipalya is a locality in the central part of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and one of the older and most congested places in the city. [1] The locality is home to landmarks such as Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace. The area is known for its high traffic congestion and unhygienic conditions of roads. [2]
Kempegowda built four towers that marked the limits of erstwhile Bangalore town. These four towers are located in following areas of today's Bangalore: near Mekhri circle, inside Lalbagh park, near Kempambudhi Lake and the last one near Ulsoor Lake. Many of the city's current lakes and markets and the Bull temple date back to Kempegowda's time.