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On a grassy expanse
over a few hundred acres in the centre of Bangalore is the Cubbon Park, planned
and laid out in 1864 by Sir Richard Sankey,
the then Chief Engineer
of Mysore. It is named after Sir Mark Cubbon, Bangalore's longest serving Commissioner.
Lawns with vibrant flower beds, shady bowers and flowering trees, make this an ideal
place for fitness freaks and the elderly to take their morning jogs or evening walks.
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The Park has elegant
classical buildings like Attara Kacheri (the Karnataka High Court) and the Visveswaraya
Industrial and Technological Museum, Government Museum, Aquarium, Venkatappa Art
Gallery, Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall all of which are well known. Besides
these, it also houses Bal Bhavan - an amusement park for children. Cubbon Park is open to the public at all times, but is closed to
traffic from 5 am to 8 am every day. In spite of the monstrous pollution in the
city, it still remains an Oasis of greenery in the heart of modern Bangalore.
Situated close to the High Court is the State Central Library, worth a visit for its rare treasure of books and building has the "pompeian red" colour
and architectural style of stone and fluted pillars, with walls finished in lime
plaster. Apart from its rich flora, Cubbon Park houses a number of other institutions
of significance like the Cheshire Dyer Memorial Hall, Ottawa Chatter, Century Club
and the Press Club.
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