There was once a time in Bengaluru when one could see only a few buildings and a handful of people from right where they were standing. These days however, you should consider yourself lucky if you can see more than the bumper of the vehicle in front of you. From being referred to as Garden City, it has now been tagged as Garbage City. Independent bungalows and vataaras have given way to high-rise apartments. Empty streets are now jam-packed with vehicles.
Here is a comparison between the Bengaluru of yore, when it went by several flattering sobriquets, and the Bengaluru of today, which seems to be bursting at the seams with its population of 10 million.
The erstwhile Plaza Theatre now functions as a metro station, enabling commuters enter the MG Road Metro station from Church Street.
Lalbagh Rock, one of the oldest rock formations in the world
Look carefully and you’ll find some of the buildings on this stretch still standing strong.
Mayo Hall
Brigade Road
Government Museum
St Marks Cathedral
Opera House
Statue Of Sri Chamarajendra Wodeyar at Cubbon Park
High Court
Vidhana Soudha
Town Hall
Standing 108 metres above ground level, Utility Building was at one time Bangalore’s tallest building.
KR Market
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- KR Market – TL Ramaswamy, Deccan Herald
- Town Hall – Vinay Bhatt
- Vidhana Soudha – Shafi Ahmed
- High Court – Shafi Ahmed
- St Marks Cathedral – Wiki
- Government Museum – Wiki
- Statue Of Sri Chamarajendra Wodeyar at Cubbon Park – Nathan Hughes Hamilton
- Operahouse – C N Kumar
- MG Road – Wiki
- Utility Building – Wiki
- Plaza Theatre – Wiki
- Brigade Road – Wiki
- Mayo Hall – Bangaloretourism.org
- Lalbagh – Vinay Bhatt
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