About Sri Chamarajendra Park

Sprawling over an area of 300 acres, Cubbon Park is one of the major tourist attractions in Bangalore. A place for the peace-loving crowd amidst the populous IT population. The place serves as an oxygen center with more than 6000 trees.

Cubbon Park Museum, Attara Kacheri, and Sheshadri Iyer Memorial Park are other sites to see nearby this park. The second largest aquarium in India is inside this park - The Bangalore Aquarium.

Cubbon Park was spread over 100 acres first but became 300 acres later. The then acting commissioner of Bangalore, Sri John Meade established this park in 1870.

Initially, this park was known as “Meade’s Park”. The park was put through various renovations to improve its look and feel.

In 1927, the park was renamed as Sri Chamarajnedra Park to mark the silver jubilee of Sri Krishnaraja Woodeyar of the Mysore Woodeyar dynasty. Now, the park is under the control of the Horticulture Department while the Deputy Director manages the overall park.

Speciality

Multi-colored unique floral beds here are close to Central Public Library, Sri Vishweshwariah Industrial, Government Museum, Venkattapa Art Gallery, and Technological Museum

Statues of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, Major General Sir Mark Cubbon, and Sri Chamarajendra Woodeyar decorate the surroundings of the park.

Beautiful spots like the Ringwood Circle, Lotus Pond, Dancing Fountain, and the Bamboo Groove Nook add charm to this ineffable park.

Music Concerts and Cultural Shows happen in the Band Stand.

The aquarium has beautiful and rare water creatures for children to witness the aquatic population.

Jawahar Bal Bhawan is good for the train ride and is enjoyable for children.

The octagonal structure of the aquarium has three floors, the first floor has 14 water tanks while the second floor has 69 tanks.

The toy train here runs on biofuel and happens for less than 20 minutes. An informative and happy ride, indeed.

Cubbon Park, the green delight is the lung of Bangalore where meditation and strolling slowly is a recommended activity.

Nearest Tourist Attractions

Vidhana Soudha: “The temple dedicated to the nation” as mentioned by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru has the Secretariat of Karnataka. The Neo-Dravidian style architecture proudly earns the title, “Tajmahal of South India.” (850 meters away)

Bangalore Palace: Inspired from the Windsor Castle of London, this palace is filled with legendary painter Ravi Varma’s paintings. The vast area of this palace has audio tape aid both in Hindi and English. (3.9 km away)

Renaissance Gallery: For art lovers and emerging painters, inspirations are aplenty inside this 1993 built “Indian Art Gallery.” (2.8 km away)

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium: Administered by the Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE) is set up to explain basic facts about earth and fun facts about space. Children would love to visit this spot for its effects and amazing explanations. (2.4 km away)

Activities:

• Jogging
• Dog meetups every Sunday
• Green Yoga program
• Shakespeare Theatre Troupe activities
• Wellness Program Participation
• Heritage Walk
• Photography
• Vegan Healthy Program Participation
• “Poetry in the Park” once a month meetup of poets and listeners

Best Time to Visit

November to February is the best time to visit this park in Bangalore. Winter temperature ranges from 12 - 29 degrees Celsius. From June to September, it rains while temperature ranges from 19 - 29 degrees Celsius. During Summer, temperature ranges from 20 - 38 degrees Celcius but is conveniently mild for outdoor activities. One of the oldest festivals of Bangalore, Karaga is celebrated during this part of the year. Goddess Lakshmi is Worshipped, and she is later immersed as per ritual in the Sampangi Tank.

Address:

Kasturba Road, Behind High Court of Karnataka Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagara, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001.

How to Reach Sri Chamarajendra-park?

• By Air -  Kempe Gowda International Airport (34.1 km away) connects more than 50 destinations across the country. It is the nearest to the city and all major airlines have consistent traffic here.
• By Rail -  There are two terminals - Bangalore City (3 km away) and Yeshwantpur Junction (7.8 km away). The former being the heart of the city while the Yeshwantpur Junction located on NH-4 see the arrival of long-distance trains. Taxis and Rickshaws are available to take people to their desired destinations.
• By Road - Public and private buses from Goa, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai are easily available. The Bangalore Bus Stand (4 km away) is opposite to the Bangalore City railway station.

Local Transport - Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Volvo Buses, The Bangalore Airport Bus Service, and Three-Wheeled Auto Rickshaws are available. Night services are there too. Recently, Metro Stations have also increased in number. Services start from the morning at 5 am and end at 11 pm.