Bangalore Central Business District | |
Official Name: | Bengaluru Central Business District |
Settlement Type: | Central Part of Bangalore |
Pushpin Map: | India Bengaluru |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bengaluru, India |
Coordinates: | 12.975°N 77.61°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bangalore Urban |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Bengaluru |
Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
Governing Body: | BBMP |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | High |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 560XXX |
Registration Plate: | KA |
The central business district of Bangalore is the area within a 6 km radius around Vidhan Soudha. This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire. Most of the land is used by commercial establishments and the Indian Army with plans of skyscrapers under works. It has multiple high-rises including World Trade Center Bangalore and UB Tower. It also includes heritage properties like the Bangalore Fort and the Bangalore Pete.
The Collection in UB City is one of the first luxury shopping malls of South India. The land in CBD is expensive; Brigade Road and MG Road are amongst the most expensive in India.[1] It also houses many other high streets including Commercial Street and Church Street as well as the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. CBD is a tourist attraction as there are parks, government offices, educational institutions, business houses and hotels, shopping destinations, stadiums, museums, temples, mosques, churches, art galleries and entertainment zones.
The following are the neighbourhoods either fully or partially located in the Central Business District
Rank | Name | Height | Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | World Trade Center, Bangalore | 128m (420feet) | 32 | 2009 | The tallest building in Bangalore since 2009 |
2 | UB Tower | 123m (404feet) | 20 | 2006 | The tallest building in Bangalore from 2006 to 2009 |
3 | UB Concorde | 115m (377feet) | 19 | 2006 | |
4 | State Bank of India Building | 28 | 1996 | State Bank of Mysore merged with State Bank of India. | |
5 | Squrees Towers | 24 | 2005 | ||
6 | Public Utility Building | 106m (348feet) | 24 | 1973 | |
7 | Mittal Towers | 21 | 1989 | ||
Rank | Name | Height | Floors | Year | |
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1 | Bengaluru Turf Tower | 660m (2,170feet) | 156 | Cancelled | |
2 | Wearesf Towers | 440m (1,440feet) | 109 | 2015 | |
3 | KTRE ARFD Tower | 400m (1,300feet) | 90 | 2016 | |
4 | ASTA VIBRANT Towers | 300m (1,000feet) | 94 | 2012 | |
3 | Golden Empire | 288m (945feet) | 68 | 2018 | |
3 | Karnataka Financial Towers | 245m (804feet) | 57 | 2019 |