Seshadri Iyer Memorial
Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall is one among the notable buildings nested within the Cubbon Park, Bangalore, is a centre of attraction since it situated in the middle of the park. I have been there last summer while visiting my friend’s home in Bangalore, Cubbon Park is the initial place we checked after arriving there a day later.
It is an eye-catching red building with a ceiling. The monumental building is located in the mainstream of the Cubbon Park, enclosed by the foliage of the park and has a dazzling facade of the rose garden. The dwelling of the eminent Seshadri Memorial library, which has an area of 300 square kilometers and it exercises as the pinnacle of the Karnataka Public Libraries system, which is administered by State Library Authority. In 2000, the Library was honored the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation Award for the best state central library in India in recognition of its exceptional contribution to creditable services rendered in growing knowledge and regulating up of library movement in the city of Bangalore in peculiar and in the state of Karnataka in general.
Biography of Sir K. Seshadri Iyer:
Seshadri Iyer belongs from a family of lawyers (both his father and his brother was a lawyer in Calicut). Amazingly, Seshadri Iyer did not go to school until the age of 11. Maybe to knock off for lost time, he went to mutable schools at Calicut, the region of Cochin and stretch of Trivandrum, passing his examinations with distinction. He enlisted in Presidency College Madras and achieved a Bachelor of Law degree from Madras University. He mainly focussed on building infrastructure for transport, irrigation department and mining sector.
The architecture of Building:
The Library is penetrated through two balconies at each end of the front, has a beautiful rose garden at its building front decorates and strengthens the building. The Memorial Hall is a usual European style building backing by Tuscan columns is constructed in 1915, in recognition of Sri K.Seshadri Iyer who was chief of state of Mysore from 1883 to 1901.
Pocket-friendly hotel available while visiting the Memorial Hall:
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Bangalore Monuments
Bangalore Monuments, if you go by popular accounts, is the Silicon Valley and the Garden City of India. Heritage and culture have always flown freely in the veins of Bengaluru along with contemporary significance. The historical monuments of Bengaluru unfold a whole new world of historical, cultural, architectural, political, traditional and religious legacy and past of Karnataka. The forts and palaces manifest professionally competent town planning and the wonderful architecture at the time of some of the earliest dynasties in India. Sometimes the edifices have been created to commemorate a person or important event or designed as artistic objects to improve the appearance of a city or location. They have become iconic emblems of modern Bengaluru in all their glory.
The cultural heritage of Bengaluru consists of contributions and influences of successive dynasties that ruled it such as the Kadambas, Hoysalas, Chalukyas and the Vijaynagar Empire. The Mughals and the British reigned in Bengaluru as well. Rudiments of the people, the races and the religions were altered and assimilated as per conveniences and bear mark on the beautiful monuments that have stood the test of time.
The capital of Karnataka, Bangalore has a unique cultural identity with elements of both Hinduism and Islam and has several notable monuments including the Vidhan Soudha and Tipu's Palace. The city also has the magnificent Bangalore Palace in a blend of Gothic and Tudor architecture. The famous monuments always merit a visit, because they are the speaking stones of Bangalore's historical details.
