The city Bengaluru is popular as the IT hub of India and has earned itself nickname of Silicon Valley of India. Bengaluru also has some significant tourist attractions which attract numerous tourists all across India and even abroad. Existence of a large number of gardens in the city has popularized it as the “Garden City of India".
There are a number of places in Bengaluru that are worth visiting, including gardens, museums, palaces, temples, etc. These are Bengaluru's main tourist attractions.
Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens: The garden has a rare collection of 1854 species of plants and is also a house to a library which has a wide range of books on horticulture. The glass house designed on the lines of Crystal Palace of London is another major attraction of the garden.
Vidhan Soudha: This enormous building is a massive example of Neo-Dravidian architecture, with four domes on its four corners. It houses the Legislative Chamber of Karnataka Government.
Cubbon Park: Located in the heart of city, set on a 300 acre area, Cubbon Park is a great place to laze around in the lush green paradise. It has a treasure of different species of exotic plants.
Bengaluru Palace: This beautiful palace has Tudor style architecture, with fortified towers, arches, green lawns, and elegant woodcarvings in its interiors.
Tipu Sultan's Forts and Palaces: The fort was built by Kempe Gowda in the year 1537. The fort also houses a Palace of Tipu Sultan and a Ganapati Temple. The palace built in teakwood is decorated with beautiful floral patterns.
Bengaluru Lakes: The city of Bengaluru has many lakes with Bellandur Lake being the largest. Other popular lakes in the city are Sankey Tank, Madiwala Lake, Lal Bagh Lake and Nagavara Lake among others.
Temples in Bengaluru: Nandi Temple in Bengaluru is one of the most renowned temples in Bengaluru. And the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Temple are important spiritual centers in the city which are definitely worth paying a visit.
